A COUPLE caught up in a dangerous pursuit on Hunter roads have been linked to an incident where a police officer was dragged by a moving car and left with serious injuries.
About 11.40am Tuesday police were patrolling the Pacific Highway at Karuah when they saw a Mitsubishi Triton with false number plates. A pursuit was initiated, but terminated a short time later when it became too dangerous.
The ute was again seen on Medowie Road and a further pursuit commenced. Road spikes were deployed at Ferodale and the car hit a cement barrier before coming to a stop. Two people in the ute were arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace police station.
Police allege the couple were involved in an incident on Sunday August 30 at Bingara where a police officer was dragged by a moving vehicle while attempting to prevent the driver from leaving.
The officer fell heavily to the ground receiving head and shoulder injuries and was taken to Warialda Hospital for treatment.
The 24-year-old woman has been charged with multiple offences including two counts of police pursuit under Skye's Law, two counts of use unregistered vehicle, use weapon to prevent lawful detention, two counts of use vehicle displaying misleading number plates, two counts of use unregistered vehicle and two counts of use uninsured motor vehicle. She has also been charged with three outstanding warrants.
The 27-year-old man has been charged with use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention.
They've been refused bail and are due to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Wednesday.
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