Six youths were taken into custody early this morning after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car, driving the wrong way down the motorway for more than 4 kilometres.
Police spotted the stolen Nissan Terrano travelling on Plunket Ave in Manukau just before 1.30am.
Cameras tracked the vehicle until it reached Golflands Dr in Botany, and was followed by the Eagle helicopter.
"The vehicle stopped momentarily on Golflands Dr, and police were quickly in the area signalling for the car to remain stopped," Senior Sergeant Steve Albrey said.
The vehicle then fled, mounting the footpath to avoid road spikes.
It continued driving south on Te Irirangi Dr "on the wrong side of the road and at speed".
"Despite not being pursued, the vehicle has entered State Highway 1 heading south and once it reached Drury, it has driven the wrong way down the motorway for more than 4 kilometres," Albrey said.
The car was spiked in Bombay, but the vehicle kept going – eventually stopping in Ohinewai.
Six people were taken into custody.
"It is incredibly fortunate no one was seriously injured as a result of this incident," Albrey said.
A 16-year-old would appear in the Manukau Youth Court today charged with unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle.
Five others, aged between 13 and 16, were referred to Youth Aid.
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