A MOUNT Gambier man who was involved in a police pursuit on the outskirts of the city last week made no application for bail in a short court hearing on Friday.
Luke Forster, 26, appeared in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court via video-link facing several charges including aggravated serious criminal trespass and driving to escape police pursuit.
Defence counsel for Forster made no application for bail and requested a new court date in two weeks.
The defendant’s lawyer indicated the matter may resolve by guilty plea and they would be exploring whether Forster could be involved in the treatment intervention program.
Forster was arrested on Thursday after crashing his car at the Commercial Street West and Sutton Avenue roundabout while trying to flee police.
The incident occurred at around 8.44am, after a vigilant member of the public called police to Perriam Street after Forster – who was seated in a parked Mazda sedan – was seen loitering in the area.
The member of the public was able to provide a registration number and checks on the car revealed it had been stolen from a break in on Umpherston Street sometime between midnight and 5am Thursday morning.
Patrols cordoned the area in an attempt to block the Mazda from exiting quiet suburban street, but it drove away crashing into two police vehicles.
Patrols pursued the car for a short time throughout the western outskirts of the city.
The car then travelled back towards the city on Commercial Street West where police attempted to stop it using spikes.
As the car entered a roundabout at the corner of Commercial Street West and Sutton Avenue it lost control and crashed into a gutter.
Forster attempted to flee the scene but was quickly arrested by a Probationary Constable who was two hours into his first shift.
He was remanded in custody and will appear in court again next week.
