A Tauranga motorist is accused of driving and cannabis offences after he being clocked at speed and crashing near the Domain Rd interchange is behind bars.
The 33-year-old defendant, who appeared in Tauranga District Court today, faced charges of driving while disqualified, failing to stop, reckless driving, unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle, and possession of cannabis.
Senior Sergeant Glenn Saunders said the driving charges stem from an incident on the new section of the Tauranga Eastern Link about 10pm last night, when the driver was allegedly clocked driving a speed and failed to stop for police.
The defendant is also accused of fleeing the scene after crashing, and was eventually located some distance away.
He was remanded in custody and is due to reappear in the same court next month.
Last month a man was clocked by a speed camera travelling on the same Te Maunga to Papamoa section of State Highway 2, at 200 km/h in an illegal car.
