Three charged after pursuit – Cootamundra

Two men and a woman have been charged after a 210km police pursuit in southern NSW.

About 12.20am today (Monday 2 March 2015), Gundagai Highway Patrol detected a black Mitsubishi Lancer travelling at an alleged speed of 183km/h in a 110km/h speed zone, on the Hume Highway Tumblong.

A pursuit was initiated after the vehicle failed to stop for police.

The Mitsubishi travelled along the Hume Highway at Tumblong, then onto Cootamundra Road at Cootamundra, where officers deployed road spikes.

The vehicle drove over them and continued travelling along the Olympic Highway to Wallendbeen, before returning to Cootamundra.

At Cootamundra, a 24-year-old woman got out of the vehicle and was arrested by police. She was later charged for breach of bail.

Police continued to follow the vehicle, over a distance of 210km, on Gundagai Road to Muttama then on the Hume highway to Jugiong – where police deployed a third set of road spikes.

The vehicle stopped on the Hume Highway, south of Bookham, where two men were arrested by police and taken to Goulburn Police Station.

A 33-year-old man, who was the driver, was charged with police pursuit not stop (Skye’s Law), drive in a manner dangerous, exceed speed by more than 45km/h, and never licensed person drive vehicle.

He was refused bail and is due to appear in Goulburn Local Court today (Monday 2 March 2015).

A 23-year-old man was charged with breach AVO and was refused bail. He is due to appear in Goulburn Local Court today (Monday 2 March 2015).

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