A man who stole five cans of pre-mixed alcohol from a shop left behind a credit card and later crashed a car into a stationary vehicle, ACT Policing have said.
Police arrested the 41-year-old man on Saturday alleging he was drink driving and had attempted to flee on foot after the crash in Lyneham.
ACT Policing allege that at 4.10pm on Saturday, the man was refused service due to suspected intoxication.
He allegedly stole five cans of pre-mixed alcohol drinks from a North Lyneham shop, leaving behind a credit card, and driving away in a red Subaru Liberty.
Police said they responded at 5.30pm to reports of a collision at an address in Fred Williams Crescent, Lyneham, where a red Subaru Liberty had hit a stationary vehicle and appeared to have knocked over a tree and a letterbox, before the driver fled on foot.
Five cans of pre-mixed alcohol drinks were discovered in the car, according to police.
ACT Policing patrolled the area and a short time later found the man in McClintock Street, Lyneham.
Police will allege the man was both the driver of the Subaru at the time of the crash, and the person who committed the theft at North Lyneham.
ACT Policing took the man into custody. After undergoing breath analysis, the man confirmed he had driven from Moncrieff to Lyneham while drinking alcohol.
Police then arrested and charged the man with drink-driving, driving while suspended, not leaving particulars after a crash, and minor theft.
He is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday.
