A five-hour high-speed police chase ended when the motorcyclist had to stop and refuel, allowing officers to swoop in and arrest the suspect in South Australia.
Officers were driving along Westbury Street at Davoren Park when they spotted a motorbike travelling at high speed around 8pm.
When police began following the motorbike, the allegedly unlicensed driver accelerated to over 100km/h in a 60km/h zone.
PolAir followed the speeding rider through the northern and north eastern suburbs for five and a half hours.
“During this time police will allege the rider disobeyed a number of red traffic lights and reached speeds in excess of 100km/h over the speed limit,” police said in a statement.
But the high-speed chase all came to an end when the rider stopped to refuel on Crisp Road at Elizabeth Downs with a jerrycan he’d been carrying about 1.30am.
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Police quickly swooped in and arrested him at the scene.
Witnesses were woken to the sound of a loud bang and were stunned to see the suspect arrested outside their home.
“I just heard shouting and banging and then I came outside and I seen someone on the ground,” Fred Dominic said.
“Between 20 or 25 cops were outside and I was surprised then I see a guy was on the footpath.”
The 34-year-old was charged with multiple offences, including driving at extreme speed and driving to escape police.
