Police seek dashcam footage of Northern suburbs crash

Northern District Police are seeking dashcam footage of a Holden Commodore involved in a crash at Salisbury East last week.

Just before 9.20pm on Wednesday 22 April, Police were travelling in a southerly direction along Main North Road at Hillbank when they spotted a silver Holden Commodore sedan, registration S947BNG (pictured below), also travelling in a southerly direction at a high speed.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle, however the vehicle failed to stop. The car then drove through a red light at the intersection of The Grove Way and Main North Road at Salisbury Heights. Police immediately terminated the pursuit due to the manner of driving by the offending driver. The Commodore continued driving at a high speed in a southerly direction along Main North Road.

The vehicle was seen to drive through another red traffic light at the intersection of Main North Road and Park Terrace at Salisbury East and collided with a Red Toyota SUV.

The driver of the Commodore ran from the scene. Police were quick to the scene however were unable to locate the offending driver who was last seen running south along Main North Road, the eastern side service lane.

Two passengers in the vehicle, a 26-year-old woman from Hillbank and a 37-year-old Pennington man were arrested and charged with failing to state the identity of the driver. They were granted bail to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 5 August.

The driver of the Toyota was shaken, but not physically injured.

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Police are seeking dashcam footage from members of the public who may have been in the area at the time, and may be able to assist in the investigation. Anyone with information please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppersa.com.au

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