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Shocking footage has emerged showing teenage girls as they drove an allegedly stolen car in the Northern Territory before it crashed into a power pole and rolled.
An NT Police spokesperson said they were aware of the video, which surfaced in the media this week, and confirmed it was from an incident on March 11 in Darwin , during which a young girl was treated in hospital.
The three occupants of the car are expected to appear in court at a later date.
The footage was filmed by one of the girls with her phone in the car and shows the group as they first laughed and cheered, then screamed as the pole appeared in the windscreen, the airbags deployed and the car seemed to be turning over.
“Look at this s*** driving,” one of the passengers said in the short 20-second clip that was allegedly shared on the girls’ social media accounts and first reported by 2GB.
Another girl can be heard urging the driver to “slow down” several times before the collision.
Once the vehicle stopped, the three girls then spoke quietly and the girl filming appeared to have managed to get out of the wreckage before the video ended.
Police said they were aware of the footage (pictured) and were investigating after a Mazda3 was allegedly stolen and crushed.
A Northern Territory Police spokesperson said they were reviewing footage of the crash.
“Northern Territory Police are aware of a video circulating of three young women driving an allegedly stolen vehicle and crashing at 11pm on Monday March 11,” a spokesperson said.
“(Police say) three young women stole a Mazda 3 from a residence in Stuart Park, before crashing it at the intersection of Trower Road and Nightcliff Road.
“The driver presented himself to the Royal Darwin Hospital for medical treatment.
“One offender was arrested and the other two were summoned to appear in court.”
The Northern Territory is battling a youth crime wave, with data from the Attorney General’s Department showing violent offenses committed by people aged 12 to 17 have increased since 2020.
In 2023, the number of violent offenses committed by young people increased by 50% compared to 2019-20.
Chief Minister Eva Lawler this month denied her government had lost control of the problem.
NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler said her government had not lost control of the youth crime problem (pictured with Anthony Albanese who visited the NT this month to announce a remote housing program)
In another incident in Darwin earlier this month, three children held up a couple at knifepoint and stole their car from a car park in the city’s northern suburbs.
They allegedly drove to a nearby gas station and threatened the employee with a knife before stealing money and fleeing.
The trio were seen walking in the suburb and, when questioned by police, said another group of youths had stolen the car from them.
Two 13-year-olds were arrested and police said they later arrested another 14-year-old in the stolen car.
Two other teenagers were apprehended in a separate incident after allegedly breaking into a sports club and stealing alcohol.
In another case, police received reports of several stolen cars driving erratically in Darwin’s outer suburbs.
Officers and the dog squad arrested two teenagers in one car while the other car was then used to attack a tobacco shop in the town.
Young people aged 12 and 14 were arrested on site.
NT Police Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said the problem of youth crime was so widespread that officers were struggling to control it.
“At times we are faced with crimes occurring simultaneously in certain pockets of the Northern Territory, which puts a strain on our resources,” Mr Wurst said.