An unlicensed drink-driver has been charged after crashing a stolen vehicle, following a police pursuit.
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The chase began when highway patrol officers attempted to stop the black Honda CR-V near Holbrook on Tuesday night.
Police were alerted to the diver’s erratic driving after 11.30pm and soon discovered the vehicle – displaying Victorian number plates – had been stolen.
The pursuit ended after the driver lost control and crashed in Batlow.
The driver was extracted from the vehicle uninjured. He was arrested and taken to Tumut Police Station.
The man was charged with dangerous driving, engage in police pursuit, unlicensed driving, low-range drink driving and three counts of possess property stolen outside NSW.
The man was refused bail to appear at Wagga Local Court on Wednesday.
