Three people have been charged and a fourth person is currently assisting police after a stolen vehicle was allegedly driven from police at Brighton early this morning, Queensland Police say.
It will be alleged just after midnight police located a stolen car with false number plates travelling on Binden Street in Brighton which drove away at speed.
It is further alleged the car was driven in a dangerous manner on the wrong side of the road and at speed through a roadworks zone into Deagon. The vehicle has driven back into Sandgate along Wakefield Street and Brighton Road.
Police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device on Kennerly Street, Sandgate and the vehicle continued to travel at speed along Bracken Ridge Road and south onto the Gateway Motorway at Deagon before ramming a passing van, forcing it to stop.
The four occupants of the stolen car allegedly forced the 66-year-old male driver of the van out of his vehicle.
As the van drove away it has rammed into a police car and crashed with a metal barrier.
The driver fled the scene on foot while the three other occupants were arrested.
The alleged driver was located a short time later and taken into custody. He was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Woman’s Hospital for minor injuries. He was released from hospital around 6am and the 29-year-old Elanora man is now assisting police with inquiries.
A 26-year-old Toowoomba man and a 25-year-old Manly West woman have both been charged with one count of robbery in company and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
A 28-year-old Salisbury woman has been charged with one count each of robbery in company, possession of a dangerous drug and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
It will be alleged the vehicle was stolen on Saturday August 19 from a residence in Fig Tree Pocket.
