A man has been charged after allegedly driving drunk and leaving a trail of destruction across Melbourne’s southwest.<\/p>\n
The 46-year-old caught the attention of police on patrol after crashing into a shopping centre welcome sign in Werribee around 3:15pm on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Hoppers Crossing man allegedly then mounted the footpath and sped through a bus stop.<\/p>\n
Police instructed the man to pull over, but he turned onto Derrimut Road, where he hit a street sign and drove off.<\/p>\n
Officers eventually arrived at Dunk Court, but the man and his Holden Commodore were nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n
However, a police officer spotted a man riding an electric scooter in the area and identified him as the alleged driver.<\/p>\n
Police arrested the man without incident and took him to Werribee Police Station for a breathalyser test, which allegedly returned a reading of 0.149.<\/p>\n
Police charged the man with several offenses, including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, failing to stop after a collision, failing to obey a police direction to stop, dangerous driving while being pursued by police, driving as a learner without supervision, and driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n
He was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in Wyndham Magistrates’ Court on October 21.<\/p>\n
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