Police mentioned there was a home incident at a house in Mount Hutton about 10.30pm final evening which "necessitated the gathering of a few youngsters from the deal with".
A 35-year-old girl, a 36-year-old man and two youngsters, aged 9 and 11, have been leaving the deal with when a 33-year-old man, who is thought to them, allegedly bought right into a automobile and began chasing them.
The household was adopted to Waratah Police Station shortly earlier than 11pm the place they reported the incident.
Detective Superintendent Wayne Humphrey mentioned the individuals who arrived on the police station have been "clearly terrified".
The 33-year-old man allegedly continued to drive in an erratic method outdoors the police station and in close by streets.
Police tried to cease the automobile however the driver allegedly ignored officers and speedily drove off alongside Georgetown Highway, Waratah.
Officer began a number of pursuits by way of close by streets however needed to cease as a result of man's alleged harmful driving.
Police additionally allege the person continued by way of numerous Newcastle suburbs, hitting parked vehicles alongside the way in which in addition to an influence pole on King Road.
"Over the subsequent 50 minutes that man drove across the Newcastle space in a horrendous style, a number of collisions, a number of critical motorcar offences," Detective Superintendent Humphrey mentioned.
"There was a collision with not less than one or two harmless automobiles, the place we'd say he rammed these, no accidents there, wonderful."
"He was driving round on the edges of his wheels, the tyres have been off, a number of broken panels hanging off."
The driving force tried to overhaul a tram on Scott Road when the automobile mounted a concrete median and bought caught.
Detective Superintendent Humphrey mentioned police needed to smash the window to get the person out of the automobile.
As officers tried to arrest the person, he allegedly violently resisted and police used OC spray.
Detective Superintendent Humphrey added one of many law enforcement officials was injured through the arrest.
The person was taken to Mater Hospital to be handled for minor accidents.
He'll face six prices and stays underneath police guard in hospital.
The person will seem at Newcastle Native Courtroom by way of a bedside listening to later as we speak.
Detective Superintendent Humphrey mentioned it was an "absolute miracle nobody was significantly injured and even worse".
"We will likely be strenuously opposing bail as a result of horrendous nature of this behaviour," Detective Superintendent Humphrey mentioned.