Police pursuit ends in crash

ARREST: After a short chase and a scuffle, the 38-year-old Marks Point woman was arrested and charged with six offences, including police pursuit and reckless driving.

HANDCUFFED with her head in her hands, this is the moment an alleged disqualified driver is chased down by police after a high-speed pursuit through New Lambton on Saturday night ended when she crashed into a set of traffic lights.

The Marks Point woman, 38, spent the rest of the weekend behind bars after she was charged with six offences, including police pursuit, reckless driving and driving while disqualified. She will appear in Newcastle Local Court on Monday.

CRASH: Police said the Nissan Qashqai was speeding away from a highway patrol car when the woman crashed into a set of traffic lights.

Newcastle City Highway Patrol officers saw a grey Nissan Qashqai travelling more than 20km/h over the speed limit on Hobart Road at New Lambton about 7.10pm.

CRASH: Police said the Nissan Qashqai was speeding away from a highway patrol car when the woman crashed into a set of traffic lights.

The driver of the Nissan allegedly refused to pull over for police, triggering a pursuit. The Nissan sped along Lambton Road and Turton Road, travelling about 30km/h over the speed limit, before the car crashed into a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Young Road. Uninjured, the driver jumped from the vehicle and ran from police. After a scuffle, the woman was arrested.

CRASH: Police said the Nissan Qashqai was speeding away from a highway patrol car when the woman crashed into a set of traffic lights.