Thursday 11 May 2017

Man almost evades police in pursuit overnight

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man has suffered a suspected heart attack while attempting to evade police after a police pursuit through Maitland overnight.

Police' alarm bells started to ring when they spotted a Holden Commodore allegedly travelling well over the speed limit on High Street just after 9pm.

They gave chase when the car failed to stop.

The car was involved in a minor collision with a stationary Subaru Outback at a roundabout on the New England Highway at Buchanan.

The driver fled but was found by a police dog two kilometres away.

He's being treated in hospital for the suspected heart attack and is expected to be charged once he's released.