Wild moments before man allegedly drove stolen car through shopping centre
Dramatic new vision has emerged of the crash-and-bash moments before a man allegedly drove a stolen four-wheel-drive through a shopping centre to escape police.
Footage filmed at Melbourne’s Northland Shopping Centre carpark on Wednesday afternoon showed a Toyota LandCruiser reversing into an unmarked police car that was boxing it in before taking out a bollard near where a pedestrian was walking.
The patrol vehicle can be seen taking the impact before the driver is told, “get the f*** out of the car now”.
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Crowds of shoppers scrambled to safety but no one was injured in the chaos.
He has since been charged with several offences including reckless conduct endangering life, theft, driving while disqualified, and criminal damage.
The same shopping centre was evacuated the next morning due to smoke from a faulty light.
Northland shopping centre was also locked down last month when machetes were used during a brawl involving about 10 people.
Originally published on 7NEWS
