Public help locate dangerous driver

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Taupo police are praising the public for helping them find a driver who fled from them.

Police tried to stop a vehicle in Taupo on June 16 but the driver accelerated away, Senior Sergeant Fane Troy said.

People in the area directed police to the route taken by the driver and he was located with the help of a police dog.

The 26-year-old driver had previously been disqualified from driving and there were warrants out for his arrest, Mr Troy said.

He pleaded guilty in Taupo District Court to driving while disqualified, dangerous driving and failing to stop for police.

He will be sentenced on Wednesday.

- NZPA