Police have charged a Mildura man following a crash in an allegedly stolen car in Mildura on Monday.
Officers sighted the grey Ford WildTrak from a distance, driving south on Etiwanda Avenue just before 4pm on Monday, March 31.
The vehicle allegedly left the road at a bend on Gordon Avenue before crashing into a tree.
The driver, a 22-year-old Mildura man, was arrested at the scene.
He sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital under police guard and was later interviewed. He has been charged with several offences, including unlicensed driving.
He was remanded to appear at Mildura Magistrates’ Court on 8 April.
Police believe the Ford WildTrak was stolen during an aggravated burglary at a property on Rita Drive in Mildura about 5am on Monday, March 31.
Investigations remain ongoing.
