A Whangarei man will appear in court today after allegedly leading police on short, high-speed chase.
Police said the man sped off from police at Smeaton Dr just after 12am on Saturday. He allegedly led police on a high-speed chase to Port Rd where his vehicle hit a traffic island and smashed into a pole.
The man, aged 20, was arrested and allegedly had a reading of 767 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.
The legal limit for motorists aged 20 and over is 250mcg.
He was kept in custody at the weekend and was to appear in Whangarei District Court today charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving with excess breath-alcohol.