Police arrested a man in a vehicle in Melbourne\u2019s northwest on Friday afternoon.
Officers responded to multiple calls that a red Ford Falcon was driving at speed and erratically in the vicinity of Princes Freeway, Winchelsea about 12:20pm.
It is alleged the Ford continued to drive at speed, running red lights and erratically through numerous Geelong suburbs, side swiping another vehicle along the Western Ring Road, Lovely Banks when the pursuit was cancelled. It is alleged the vehicle was travelling between 150-kmh and 170-kmh.
Units on the ground monitored and the Ford was located in Little River travelling towards Werribee.
Police successfully deployed stop sticks at the intersection of Windall Rd and Ison Rd in Werribee.
The Ford is alleged to have continued to drive erratically, colliding with a school fence in Walls Rd before running a red light at Bulban Rd.
The vehicle came to a stop on Wedge St North, Werribee about 1:30pm.
The sole occupant inside the Ford, a 27-year-old Werribee man was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital, he was under police guard.
No one was injured during the incident and all vehicles sustained moderate damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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