An 18-year-old man who crashed after he fled police at 180km/h while driving intoxicated near Henley, Dunedin, will appear in court charged with dangerous driving, police say.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said officers attempted to stop a vehicle after it was clocked driving at 142km/h in a 100km/h zone on State Highway 1 near Henley about 6.30pm yesterday.
The 18-year-old driver fled, reaching speeds of up to 180km/h and overtaking into oncoming traffic.
The pursuit was abandoned and the driver crashed down a bank into some bushes about 40 minutes later, due to distraction because he was on the phone telling his friends about running away from police, Senior Sergeant Bond said.
