A man and woman have been charged following a pursuit with a black BMW sedan this morning, Queensland Police say.
Police will allege the vehicle was stolen from Helensvale on March 4 and sighted driving dangerously in adverse conditions around 1.00am today in Riverview.
Police will further allege the BMW was later seen being driven on the Cunningham Highway, Blackstone, exiting the highway and driving through Bundamba, Dinmore and Riverview. Whilst in Riverview police deployed a tyre deflation device, deflating two of the BMW’s tyres.
The BMW allegedly continued back on to the Cunningham Highway, continuing to drive dangerously on the wrong side of the roadway and continuing onto the Ipswich Motorway at speeds of up to 120kmh before coming to a stop at Wacol.
A 21-year-old Brassall man and a 21-year-old Toowoomba woman were both taken into custody.
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on April 20.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a vehicle, unlicensed driving and fail to stop. He is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court today.
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