A man has been charged with more than 20 offences following a series of erratic driving incidents in Wangaratta yesterday.
The 40-year-old man has been charged with:
• reckless conduct endangering life (x2)
• drive in a manner dangerous
• fail to remain at the scene of collision (x4)
• fail to exchange details (x4)
• numerous traffic offences
• possess drug dependence
• possession of imitation of firearms and gel blasters.
The charges follow multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) and reports to police of alleged erratic driving through Wangaratta's main streets just after 5pm.
It was reported a 4WD towing a trailer was involved in multiple collisions and incidents where the driver was seen to allegedly cross onto the wrong side of the road, reportedly ran red lights and was involved in several near misses.
The collisions occurred in the vicinity of Parfitt, Greta and Riley roads, Hanley and Mason streets and the Hume Freeway.
The Queensland man was arrested by responding police after he fled from his vehicle and was seen walking along the freeway.
It is believed a number of vehicles were forced to swerve from the road to avoid hitting the man including a b-double which had to come to a complete stop.
He is expected to appear before Wangaratta Magistrates' Court today.
Officers are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam vision who hasn't already spoken to police to come forward.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www.crimestoppersvic.com.auExternal Link.
