Pursuit leads to arrest at Morphett Vale

About 9pm on Monday 9 November, a 1980 Toyota Landcruiser ute was reported stolen from an Aldinga Beach home.

Southern District police quickly responded to the area and a few minutes later it was spotted travelling north on Victor Harbor Road. The vehicle was pursued as it continued north on Main South Road and its tyres were spiked as it approached the entrance of the Southern Expressway.

The Landcruiser continued north on the expressway at very slow speeds. It exited at Beach Road briefly before returning to travel on the wrong side of the Southern Expressway.

Police shut down the expressway for a short time to reduce any risk to members of the public until it exited at Sherriffs Road.

The vehicle’s tyres were spiked again but it continued to travel at low speed into the backstreets of Morphett Vale and eventually came to a stop in Wahratta Avenue where the driver was arrested.

A 47-year-old man from Glenelg North was arrested and charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving to escape a pursuit, driving while disqualified and being unlawfully on a premises.

He was refused bail and will appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court.

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