A Queanbeyan man will apear in court on Friday after leading police on a high-speed chase west of Nowra that reached speeds of 200 kilometres per hour.
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About 9.25am on Thursday, August 15, a Volkswagen Golf was seen by police driving in a manner dangerous east on the Kings Highway between Queanbeyan and Bungendore.
Checks revealed the car had been stolen during a carjacking in the ACT.
About 10.35am, the vehicle was spotted by Traffic and Highway Patrol officers travelling north on Braidwood Road at Yerriyong, west of Nowra.
Officers attempted to stop the car however the vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit began.
During the chase police allege the vehicle reached speeds of 200km/h in a 100km/h zone.
A short time later, road spikes were successfully deployed and the 25-year-old male driver was arrested at the intersection of Braidwood Road and Albatross Road at Nowra Hill.
He was taken to Nowra Police Station and charged with driving while unlicensed, driving at a speed dangerous, police pursuit (Skye's Law), and the illegal use of conveyance.
He was refused bail to appear at Nowra Local Court on Friday, August 16.
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