Two men and a woman have appeared in court over a high speed and dangerous driving incident earlier this week.
Tyre spikes were used to try and stop the stolen Nissan Patrol in Cooroy but the occupants continued to run from police.
Two passengers tried to take off but were arrested, while the driver continued up the Bruce Highway on just the rims.
When he drove into bush land it started a grass fire.
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Three people have been charged in relation to multiple alleged property offences, after police chased and tracked a stolen vehicle between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday.
It is alleged the stolen Nissan Patrol station wagon was travelling in the Upper Kedron area around 3.30pm, with one person in the vehicle allegedly armed with a machete.
The vehicle was tracked by Polair travelling north allegedly at speed towards the Sunshine Coast, before a tyre deflation device was successfully deployed in Cooroy.
The Nissan stopped a short time later near the Bruce Highway in Cooroy and two passengers, a man and woman fled into bushland, before being arrested nearby.
The vehicle kept travelling north into Federal before it came to a stop in bushland near the Old Bruce Highway.
The male driver left the scene on foot, before being arrested nearby about 5.40pm.
After the vehicle stopped, it caught fire and caused a subsequent grass fire, which was extinguished by emergency crews.
The Nissan was originally stolen from an address at Murarrie earlier that afternoon.
A 24-year-old Rockhampton man has been charged with property offences including enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and dangerous operation of a vehicle.
A 23-year-old Townsville man has been charged with property offences including three counts of enter dwelling and commit, and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted enter dwelling and stealing.
A 22-year-old Townsville woman has been charged with property offences, two counts of stealing and unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and one count of enter premises and commit.
All three have appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court and didn’t apply for bail.
