A man is due to face court next month over an early-morning pursuit in Newcastle.
Just before 1.30am on Wednesday, officers spotted a Toyota Camry being driven erratically and tried to pull it over when it allegedly ran a red light at Cooks Hill.
The car continued for another 500 metres down Dawson Street before colliding with a parked Hyundai van and crashing into a fence on Parkway Avenue.
The 24-year-old driver fled, running into a storm water pipe for about 300 metres before he was arrested.
He's been charged with drive in a manner dangerous and police pursuit and is due nto appear ion Newcastle Local Court on February 20.
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| The crashed car in Parkway Avenue |
