Officers from the Tablelands Property Crime Unit are appealing for public assistance following the arrest of a 35-year-old Smithfield man yesterday, 11 November.
It will be alleged between 5.30pm and 11pm, the man stole a tip truck from a business on the Bruce Highway at Mount Peter.
At 11.30pm, the truck allegedly repeatedly collided with a Rav4 stopped at traffic lights on Gillies Range Road, before fleeing up the range.
Around midnight, police attempted to intercept the truck on the Gillies Range Road near Lake Barrine, before it allegedly evaded officers.
Around 12.10am, the tip truck collided with a parked Nissan Navara on the Gillies Range Road, in Yungaburra.
Police allege around 12.30am on 11 November, the truck collided with a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross on Main Street in Atherton, before fleeing.
No one was physically injured in the collisions.
Around 1am, the truck was allegedly used to force entry to a Wongabel Road property, and a Toyota Hilux was stolen.
Around 2.15am, police were called following reports the Hilux had left the roadway and rolled off the Kennedy Highway, Tolga, at the Rocky Creek Bridge. The 35-year-old man was transported to hospital where he was later arrested.
Both the truck and Hilux have been recovered by police.
The man was charged with 18 offences including four counts of enter premises and commit and fail to comply with duties of a driver in a crash, three counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, drive without a driver's licence, and one count each of wilful damage, evasion, and drive without due care and attention.
He was refused police bail and is due to appear in the Atherton Magistrates Court today, 12 November.
Investigations are continuing and police are urging anyone who witnessed the tip truck between Gordonvale and Atherton or Toyota Hilux crash at Rocky Creek Bridge at 2am at Tolga or has dashcam or CCTV vision to come forward.
Quote these reference numbers: QP2602226260, QP2602228591, QP2602228382, QP2602226133, QP2602229434, QP2602226583
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