Teen charged after evading police and speeding at twice the limit in Auckland

Police have charged a driver with multiple offences after he was caught speeding at nearly twice the legal speed limit.

An 18-year-old was charged with multiple offences including reckless driving and possession of cannabis for supply after he was caught speeding at twice the legal speed limit in Auckland.

Police officers spotted two cars speeding on an Auckland motorway at about 4am this morning, with one driver stopping while the other sped off.

Police said the driver increased his speed on the motorway and had several near misses before entering a residential area where he failed to stop again.

Police used the Eagle helicopter to monitor the car as it continued to drive dangerously, and the driver and a passenger eventually abandoned it in Panmure and fled on foot.

Police arrested them shortly afterwards.

Police did not release the precise speed of the car but said it was driven well in excess of the speed limit on the motorway and in 50km/h zones of Glen Innes and Panmure.

An 18-year-old man was to appear in the Auckland District Court charged with driving at dangerous speed, failing to stop, reckless driving, and possession of cannabis for supply after the drug was found in the car.

He also received a 28-day driver licence suspension, and his car was impounded for six months.

“There’s no limit to what can go wrong if you’re an impaired and speeding driver,” says Acting Sergeant Angus McKenzie from Auckland Motorway Patrol.

“When we see dangerous driving on the road, we’ll hold the driver to account.”