QueenslandPolice have crushed the automotive belonging to an alleged serial hoon on the Gold Coast after he was arrested and charged.
The person was reported to police after he was noticed driving round Geary Crescent in Molendinar on the Gold Coast in November in his 2002 Holden Commodore, which allegedly did not have any quantity plates.
In a uncommon show of public humiliation, police launched footage of the brutal second the automotive was crushed for scrap metallic.
"He wants to understand, if he will get one other automotive and continues, we'll do the identical factor," Gold Coast District Chief Superintendent Craig Hanlon mentioned.
"The following automotive can be crushed, and the subsequent one he will get can be crushed."
Police additionally launched footage of officers monitoring down the person, who allegedly sped off in an try and keep away from being arrested.
The canine squad was used within the hunt for the 26-year-old, who was situated in Southport.
"Get on the bottom I can see you mate," police are heard saying within the footage.
He was charged with evading police, driving unlicensed and driving an unregistered and uninsured automobile.
Police say the person is an everyday offender.
In January, he was charged with one rely of harmful driving, driving unlicensed whereas allegedly hooning exterior a police station.
Police mentioned releasing the footage was a warning to hoons.
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"In case you proceed to flout the highway guidelines and put different motorists in danger by working your automobile in a harmful method, make no mistake, police will observe you down, confiscate your automobile and promote it to the very best bidder; whether or not that be at public sale, or scrap metallic," Hanlon mentioned.