A couple were allegedly caught on Dashcam footage stealing a Mercedes before leading police on a wild chase and crashing into a ute.
A 28-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were arrested following the collision with the Ford Ranger in Parkville, in Melbourne’s north, shortly after 9am on Monday.
The couple had allegedly stolen the Mercedes from a closed car park when they were suddenly attacked by police.
An officer yelled at the couple to get out of the vehicle, but they allegedly did so and sped away from police, resulting in a wild chase.
A 28-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were arrested after the collision with the Ford Ranger in Parkville, north of Melbourne, shortly after 9am on Monday.
The woman encouraged her partner behind the wheel to say ‘come on, baby, let’s go!’
The car then entered a street at high speed and swerved to avoid colliding head-on with a tram.
‘How’s that for driving, darling? Well done or what? the man said.
The woman replied: ‘Good boy. Get us out of here.
The woman then said she was worried about the police air patrol before her partner told her one of the tires had burst and they needed to get out and run.
At times, the Mercedes allegedly swerved onto the wrong side of the road and ran red lights, while the man boasted about his driving skills.
The Mercedes collided with a black Ford Ranger, ending its wild drive
“That was crazy driving, baby, that was evil driving, baby,” he said.
‘Luckily I was able to get out of there when I did, not a single scratch on the car. “They’ll be thinking to themselves that this bastard knows how to drive.”
Realizing that the police had caught up with them, the man sped down a road but allegedly failed to stop at a traffic light when it turned red.
The Mercedes was then hit by a black Ford Ranger, causing the pair to spin into cars parked nearby.
A woman and a man then allegedly ran from the vehicle and attempted to enter a closed premises before police pounced on them.
Victoria Police said a 40-year-old man was charged with several offences, including driving while disqualified, conduct endangering life and theft of a motor vehicle.
The 28-year-old woman was charged with theft of a motor vehicle.
Both will appear in court later this year.