A man has been charged after an extended follow through Melbourne's western and inner suburbs overnight.
Brimbank Highway Patrol officers first spotted a Toyota Corolla allegedly travelling at a fast rate of speed on Main Road West in St Albans about 9.50pm.
Police attempted to intercept the vehicle but it is alleged to have evaded officers, continuing onto the Western Freeway and through the suburbs of Ravenhall, Derrimut, West Footscray, then along the West Gate Freeway into the city.
The vehicle is alleged to have continued to drive erratically across the CBD, at one point narrowly avoiding pedestrians and driving contraflow on Russel Street, before heading onto CityLink and back out through the suburbs of West Melbourne and Flemington.
Officers deployed stop sticks on Military Road in Avondale Heights, deflating all four tyres, before the vehicle stopped near the intersection of Milleara Road and Keilor Park Drive in Keilor East.
The two alleged occupants hid in nearby bushes but were swiftly arrested.
Police allegedly located more than $7,000 cash, methylamphetamine, cocaine and 1,4-butanediol in a bumbag dumped nearby.
A 33-year-old Newport man has been charged with:
- reckless conduct endanger serious injury
- dangerous driving while pursued by police
- fail to stop on police direction
- exceed speed limit by 45km/h
- traffick methamphetamine
- possess methamphetamine
- traffick cocaine
- possess cocaine
- possess 1-4 butanol
He has been remanded to appear at Sunshine Magistrates' Court later today.
A 27-year-old Burnside Heights man was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
