A man and a woman have been arrested after a stolen vehicle crashed at Wigley Flat this morning.
Riverland police were called to the Sturt Highway, about 20 kilometres west of Barmera, just after 8am on Sunday 12 April, following reports that a Holden hatchback had crashed and the occupants had fled the scene.
Checks on the vehicle's registration revealed it had allegedly been stolen after a restaurant on Tynte Street, North Adelaide, was broken into around 10pm on Saturday 11 April.
Patrols conducted searches along the highway and located a man and a woman about one kilometre from the crash site, both uninjured.
A 24‑year‑old man from Taperoo and a 23‑year‑old woman from Elizabeth Vale were arrested and charged with failing to truthfully answer questions about the driver of a motor vehicle and illegal use of a motor vehicle.
The man was further charged with serious criminal trespass and theft in relation to the North Adelaide break‑in, as well as a separate theft where it's alleged he stole items from a Nuriootpa service station earlier on Sunday morning.
The woman was additionally charged with unlawful possession after she was allegedly found in possession of unopened cigarettes suspected of being stolen.
Both were refused police bail and will appear in the Berri Magistrates Court on Monday 13 April.
The stolen vehicle was towed for forensic examination.
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