A fleeing Tauranga driver was caught driving while forbidden for his 13th time after a police pursuit which ended when he jumped from the vehicle which crashed into a house, causing extensive damage.
Kingi Stanley Tokona, 36, who appeared in the Tauranga District Court yesterday by audio-visual link from prison, pleaded guilty to four driving charges.
The court heard Tokona was disqualified from driving for six months from December 21, 2017.
Yet on February 7, he was seen by police driving in Hamilton St and tried to hide behind a van before running off towards Willow St.
Tokona was arrested a short time later.