Police have charged a man after a pursuit across the Central Coast yesterday.
Just after 1.30pm yesterday (Friday 11 July 2025), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the intersection of Wyong Road and Tumbi Creek Road, Tumbi Umbi, when they attempted to stop a red ute.
Checks revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen from the intersection of Pacific Highway and River Road, Wyong, a short time earlier, when a 62-year-old driver stopped to assist another man who was seen lying on the ground. Police will allege that man entered ute and drove from the scene.
When the driver allegedly failed to stop a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit continued through Central Coast Highway near Lynwood Avenue, The Entrance, where it was terminated, and road spikes were successfully deployed.
A short time later, the vehicle was located abandoned on Gosford Avenue, and the driver – a 50-year-old man – was arrested nearby.
He was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was subjected to a breath test which returned a positive result.
A secondary breath analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.119.
He was charged with take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty, police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously, not give particulars to owner of damaged property, and drive with middle range PCA.
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today (Saturday 12 July 2025).
