Dangerous driving charge in Caboolture, QLD

A 19-year-old Morayfield man has been denied police bail and will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court today facing 11 charges including dangerous driving, driving under the influence of liquor or a drug and unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Queensland Police say.

A police patrol spotted an alleged stolen vehicle on Paradise Road, Morayfield around 7.20pm last night (September 28).

The vehicle failed to stop for police and a tyre deflation device (stingers) was successfully deployed in Paradise Road.

The car, now with a deflated front tyre, continued travelling streets in the local area with its movements relayed to police on the ground by Polair2.

A police pursuit was commenced in Caboolture with the vehicle stopping in King Street after the driver clipped a road sign and a council garden bed at around 7.35pm.

The male driver was arrested at the scene and transported to hospital for assessment before being taken to the watch house.

Police will allege that during a search of the vehicle, which had been stolen around 11am yesterday from an address in Morayfield, a quantity of cash and methylamphetamine was located.

The man has also been charged with three counts of stealing, and one count each of possession of a dangerous drug, receiving tainted property and enter premises and commit an indictable offence.

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