A fleeing motorist who crashed the vehicle he was traveling in after police deployed road spikes will appear in court.
The 28-year-old driver failed to stop for police at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday on State Highway 1 near Winchester, a police spokesman said.
The vehicle, which had no number plates, crashed about 30 miles away on Winter St in Ashburton after police deployed road spikes.
There were no reports of injuries and the spokesman said officers followed the vehicle at “driving speed”.
The man will appear in Timaru District Court on April 4, where he will face “probably a few” charges, the spokesman said.