A 16-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly leading police on a 40-minute high-speed pursuit through Perth's northern suburbs early on Saturday. Midland detectives tried to stop a red Holden Commodore on Malaga Drive around 12.30am, but police allege the driver accelerated away. Police allege he drove on the wrong side of the road, ran red lights and sped through roadworks, forcing other motorists to swerve. The driver abandoned the car on McArthur Street, fled on foot and was arrested nearby. He faces three charges and bail was refused.
A 16-year-old boy has told a children's court he wants to plead guilty to charges over a crash in Melbourne's CBD. Police allege he drove a stolen Ford Escape into a 57-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October 11, and that she was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. His lawyer said the plea needed to be discussed more carefully before it could go ahead. The boy faces charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving offences, failing to render assistance and theft. His case will be heard again on November 19.
A 16-year-old driver allegedly hit a 57-year-old Southbank woman outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Sunday, October 11. Police say the teenager was driving a stolen Ford Escape erratically through the city centre, hitting bins, signs and parked cars. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening upper body injuries. The teenager, who was on bail at the time, was arrested without incident in Albert Park and charged with multiple offences, including theft of a motor vehicle. Police confirmed the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack.
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged after police allege he struck a 57-year-old woman with a stolen car in Melbourne on Sunday. The woman was standing at the Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street intersection at about 10.45am. She was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police allege the teen then drove along Flinders Lane, hitting several unoccupied parked cars. He was arrested at Albert Park and charged with reckless conduct, dangerous driving and theft of a motor vehicle. He was remanded to appear at a children's court on Monday.
