A patched Killer Beez member has been arrested and had his vehicle impounded after allegedly attempting to avoid a police checkpoint in Auckland last night.
Counties Manukau East area prevention manager Inspector Rakana Cook said police had been conducting a routine checkpoint on Highbrook Drive at around 6.50pm when the incident occurred.
It was around this time they noticed a vehicle turning around to “avoid passing through”.
“As Police patrols drove towards the vehicle and signalled for it to stop, the driver has accelerated away.
“The vehicle was driven erratically and at times using the wrong side of the road with its headlights off.”
Cook added the police Eagle helicopter “quickly gained observations as the vehicle continued travelling down residential streets and into a driveway on La Trobe Street, Pakuranga”.
“The driver has fled from the vehicle and was quickly located on the street by officers and taken into custody without further incident.”
The gang member will face court as a result, and his vehicle has been impounded for six months, Cook said.
“It is incredibly fortunate no member of the public was seriously injured as a result of the driver’s actions.”
A 34-year-old man will appear in Manukau District Court on Thursday charged with failing to stop, reckless driving, possession of cannabis and driving while forbidden.