A motorbike rider faces driving and firearms charges after his dangerous ride across Auckland came to an end this morning.
Just after 1.30am, frontline staff travelling on the South-Western Motorway had seen the vehicle near Wesley travelling at excessive speed.
°Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ North Area Prevention Manager, Senior Sergeant Roger Small says the motorbike continued south.
¡°Police continued to maintain observations of the bike¡¯s movements as it got off the motorway near Manurewa,¡± he says.
¡°The motorbike wasn¡¯t pursued, but our concerns grew given the bike was being driven at extremely high speeds as it re-entered the motorway network.¡±
The Police Eagle helicopter had deployed and monitored the bike travelling north on the Southern Motorway, joining the North-Western Motorway.
¡°The bike was continuously driven at high speeds out towards Helensville,¡± Senior Sergeant Small says.
The bike soon ran out of fuel in Parakai.
¡°Our staff were quickly on scene and got the man into custody without further incident,¡± Senior Sergeant Small says.
¡°Police also located and recovered a bag containing shotgun ammunition near the scene.¡±
The 31-year-old man, who is associated to the Head Hunters, will face the Wait¨¡kere District Court today.
He faces charges including dangerous driving, unlawful possession of ammunition and failing to stop.
Senior Sergeant Small says: ¡°It¡¯s incredibly fortunate that anyone going about their lawful business was not harmed by this man¡¯s behaviour, and in fact that the man himself did not succumb to serious injuries either.¡±
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Jarred Williamson/51½ÖÉä