Mandurah driver injured as drunk driver evades Police

PIC: Facebook / Blake Diggin

Blake Diggin's car was totalled while he and his passenger were left with injuries when a car tried to evade Police and slammed into his vehicle.

The 25-year-old has walked away a little battered and bruised and with a cut to his head after his car was part of a horrific crash in Naval Base last night.

Around 6.30pm traffic officers were driving a marked police vehicle south on Rockingham Road when a blue Holden Commodore approached them from behind and overtook them.

The officers attempted to stop the vehicle but police said the driver failed to stop and accelerated away.

After initially losing sight of the vehicle, the officers came across a crash at the intersection of Rockingham Road and Anketell Road, in Naval Base, involving the same blue Holden Commodore and another vehicle.

Police said they did not chase the blue Commodore, but did report he got up to speeds of 140km/h. 

The driver of the blue Holden Commodore ran into nearby bushland but was located shortly after by a police officer and a member of the public.

A 31-year-old man from Leda was arrested and it will be alleged he failed a breath test, recording a reading more than three times the legal limit.

He was issued an Immediate Disqualification Notice.

The driver of the other vehicle, Mr Blake Diggin, was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital after receiving a deep cut to his head in the crash.

His passenger, a 51-year-old man, was taken to Rockingham General Hospital as a precaution.

The driver of the blue Commodore has been charged with Fail to Stop and DUI.  

He is due to appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court next week. 

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