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A 46-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has been charged after allegedly crashing into a shopping centre sign, then leading police on a chase that left a 500-metre trail of downed street signs before he was found on an electric scooter in Dunk Court. He returned an alleged breath test reading of .149 and will face Wyndham Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.
Driver crashes into Werribee shopping centre, flees to Hoppers Crossing
An alleged drunk driver has been arrested after a police pursuit from a shopping centre left a 500-metre trail of downed street signs through Hoppers Crossing.
The 46-year-old Hoppers Crossing man drew police attention about 3.15pm on Monday 24 August 2026, when he allegedly crashed into a shopping centre welcome sign.
He then allegedly mounted the footpath and drove through a nearby bus stop before police signalled for him to pull over.
Instead, the man allegedly turned his Holden Commodore onto Derrimut Road, colliding with a street sign before driving off.
Trail of signs leads police to Dunk Court
Officers followed a 500-metre trail of downed street signs to Dunk Court in Hoppers Crossing, where the Commodore was nowhere to be found.
A short time later, police spotted a man riding an electric scooter nearby and identified him as the alleged driver.
He was arrested without incident and taken to Werribee Police Station, where he allegedly returned a breath test reading of .149.
Learner driver charged over string of offences
The man has been charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury, failing to stop after a collision, failing to stop on police direction, dangerous driving whilst pursued by police, learner driver driving unaccompanied, and driving under the influence of alcohol.
He was bailed to appear before Wyndham Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.
Latest in a run of alleged driving offences across Wyndham
The arrest follows a string of similar incidents on Wyndham’s roads this year, including a Deer Park man charged after allegedly colliding with several cars and fleeing on foot in Werribee South, and a teenager arrested after allegedly fleeing police on a stolen scooter in Hoppers Crossing.
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