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Driver charged after police pursuit ends in crash in Perth’s south
A driver accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in Perth’s southern suburbs has been charged.
The crash happened at about 10:45am yesterday in Leeming.
An unmarked police car hit an 80-year-old man’s car as he turned from South Street onto Beasley Road.
The impact tore off the front of his car and sent its engine about 40 metres along the road.
The man is in critical but stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital.
The driver’s charge follows the pursuit, but no further details about the charge or what happens next are given.
A driver accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit in Perth’s southern suburbs has been charged.
The pursuit ended in a collision at about 10.45am when an unmarked police car hit an 80-year-old male driver.
The crash happened as the man turned from South Street in Leeming onto Beasley Road.
He remains in a critical but stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital.
- Who
- An 80-year-old male driver was charged after the pursuit. An unmarked police car was involved in the collision.
- What
- The driver was accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash.
- When
- The crash happened yesterday at about 10.45am. The driver had been charged by the morning of October 13, 2026.
- Where
- At the turn from South Street in Leeming onto Beasley Road, in Perth’s southern suburbs.
- Why
- Not stated
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An unmarked police car hit the 80-year-old driver as he turned from South Street onto Beasley Road.
The driver accused of leading the pursuit had been charged and remained in critical but stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital.
- Driver
- 80-year-old male
- Crash time
- About 10.45am
- Roads
- South Street and Beasley Road, Leeming
- Police vehicle
- Unmarked police car
- Hospital
- Royal Perth Hospital







