A man has been arrested after a car was stolen in Hastings this morning, going on to collide with other vehicles and heading down the wrong side of a road.
Inspector Angela Hallett said the man allegedly stole the car from outside a business on Taradale Rd at around 8.30am.
“Multiple 111 calls reporting dangerous driving” were received by police as well as “numerous” collisions with other vehicles. Officers followed the phone calls and trail of damage to the driver’s location.
The stolen vehicle was then seen by an officer on Omahu Rd, being driven on the wrong side of the road. It then collided with another vehicle.
A 31-year-old man was taken into custody and would be facing multiple charges, Hallett said.
“We want to thank those people who called 111 when they saw this horrendous driving – those calls were critical in helping us locate the alleged driver and arrest him.”
