A 35-year-old man will face 64 charges following an alleged burglary and pursuit in Yinnar on Friday.
The Sale man has been charged with multiple counts of car theft, petrol drive-offs, reckless conduct endangering life, dangerous driving while being pursued and commit indictable offence while on bail.
LaTrobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives also charged two people, a 37-year-old Morwell man and a 19-year-old Drouin woman, with theft of motor vehicle.
The charges follow an alleged burglary at a residential premises on Creamery Road, where two people were arrested at the scene about 11.10am on 7 July.
It is alleged a third man fled on foot, before confronting a couple and stealing their red Toyota Corolla.
The victims were not injured.
The Corolla was allegedly involved in a collision with a police vehicle on Creamery Road before driving away, with police in pursuit.
Stop sticks were successfully deployed on Creamery Road, but the vehicle continued on its rims towards Boolarra.
The driver lost control and crashed into a ditch on Fishers Road and the occupants were arrested at the scene.
The 35-year-old Sale man was remanded in custody to appear at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on 31 July.
The 37-year-old Morwell man was remanded in custody to appear at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on 25 July.
The 19-year-old Drouin woman appeared at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
