A 44-year-old man is expected to face court in Batemans Bay next month on several driving-related charges. Photo: Andrew Johns.
A man who allegedly led police on a drug-fuelled pursuit will face court next month.
A NSW Police spokesperson said that about 10:45 pm on Friday (19 June), Far South Highway Patrol officers were conducting stationary testing when they allegedly detected a hatchback travelling east on the Kings Highway near Braidwood.
Police allege the car was travelling at 160 km/h in a 100 km/h signposted zone.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver allegedly refused to stop, leading to a police chase.
The car continued east on the Kings Highway before the driver allegedly did a U-turn and drove west towards Braidwood.
“The car entered Clyde Mountain before coming to a stop east of Government Bend after allegedly striking a wombat a short time earlier,” police said.
The spokesperson said the collision caused extensive damage to the front of the car.
The 44-year-old driver was arrested and subjected to a roadside breath and drug test, in which he allegedly returned a positive reading for alcohol and drugs.
He was taken to Batemans Bay Police Station and subjected to a secondary breath test, returning an alleged reading of 0.089.
In a secondary drug test, he allegedly returned a positive result for cocaine.
The sample has been sent for further testing.
The man has been charged with driving a class A motor vehicle exceeding speed greater than 45 km/h; police pursuit — not stop — drive recklessly; drive with middle-range PCA; use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle on road; and using an uninsured motor vehicle on road.
He was granted conditional bail and is next scheduled to appear in Batemans Bay Local Court on 13 July.
