A woman disqualified from driving until 2040 has been arrested, after leading police on a 22-kilometre high speed chase.
The pursuit began after police spotted a car driving the wrong way into Maitland Hospital car park on New Year's Day.
When they signaled the driver to stop, the 37 year old allegedly
reversed out of the car park, and sped off towards East Maitland, before
turning onto Raymond Terrace Road.
Road spikes were set up near the Irrawang Bridge at Millers Forest and
William Bailey Bridge at Raymond Terrace, however the car crossed to the
wrong side of the road, almost colliding head-on with another vehicle.
The car eventually mounted a footpath, prompting the woman to run away
from the vehicle, abandoning two young children at the scene.
She is yet to enter any pleas, and did not apply for bail.
