Hunter Valley Police are searching for a man involved in a high speed pursuit in a suspected stolen car at Muswellbrook.
Patrolling officers noticed a Ford Ranger utility being driven in a dangerous manner along Maitland Street just before 1 o'clock this morning, but the driver sped off when they tried to pull the car over.
They pursued the ute for 2 kilometres at speeds reaching 100 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone.
The driver dumped the vehicle at the intersection of the New England Highway and Bimbadeen Drive and ran off into bushland towards the Eastbrook Links Estate.
