Police have charged a man following a pursuit from Melbourne’s northern suburbs to South Melbourne overnight.
Police spotted a red Volkswagen Golf with false plates allegedly travelling at 180km/h in an 80km/h section of Minns Road in Kurunjang around 11.45pm last night.
Stop stix were deployed at the Coburns Road intersection, taking out two tyres.
The car slowed but allegedly refused to pull over and the Air Wing was called in.
They followed the vehicle as it drove around the Melton area, but ground units reengaged when the car went back onto the Western Highway.
The car travelled along the highway at 40-60km/h as the front wheels were down to rims.
Officers kept other traffic clear of the car as it travelled over the Westgate Freeway and out along the Monash Freeway before reaching Heatherton Road and turning around.
Stop stix were again deployed at the Domain Tunnel and the car stopped near Montague Street in South Melbourne just before 3am.
Police arrested a man and a woman at the scene.
No one was injured during the incident
A 27-year-old Fawkner man has been charged with dangerous driving, unlicensed driving, commit indictable offences whilst on bail, breach of bail and possess controlled weapon.
He has been remanded to appear before Sunshine Magistrates’ Court today.
A 23-year-old Maryborough woman has been released without charge.
