A 30-year-old man will appear in court after crashing his car in Woods Terrace, Alice Springs, last night.

The crash occurred just after 10.30pm. Police allege the two males in a Mitsubishi Triton had earlier in the night been observed behaving suspiciously in Driver Court and had reversed over a residential fence before driving off in an erratic manner.

A short time later police located the vehicle in the car park of the Telegraph Station after receiving a report of a disturbance. A member of the Dog Operations Unit approached the occupants however the vehicle drove off.

A short time later a second Police Patrol located the vehicle near Dixon Road and attempted to pull it over, however the driver failed to stop.

The vehicle drove erratically into Anggunu Street hitting a concrete medium strip before travelling on the wrong side of the road and hitting the curb. A short distance later, while travelling on Woods Terrace the vehicle veered onto the wrong side of the road, mounted the curb and hit a rock wall causing it to roll.

Pursuing Police arrested driver and a short time later both the driver and his 36-year-old passenger were transported to the Alice Springs Hospital by ambulance.

Police are calling on witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information should phone police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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