A man has been charged with serious driving offences after failing to stop for police in Port Augusta on Tuesday night.
About 11.30pm Tuesday 27 May, Port Augusta patrols saw a Holden sedan driving dangerously on Flinders Terrace and when they tried to stop the car it failed to stop. A brief pursuit occurred before the patrol terminated due to safety concerns.
Further police resources attended, conducting a search for the vehicle before it was found crashed on Carlton Parade. The driver of the car, a 31-year-old man from Port Augusta West was swiftly arrested. One passenger, a 29-year-old man from Port Augusta West, was seriously injured and taken to hospital. Two other passengers, a 37-year-old man from Stirling North and a 26-year-old woman from Port Augusta West, sustained minor injuries.
Crime scene investigators attended the scene to assist with the investigation.
The driver was charged with various offences including dangerous driving to escape a police pursuit, causing harm by dangerous driving and driving disqualified. He was refused bail and will appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates court later today (Wednesday 28 May).
