A 76-year-old woman was allegedly robbed of her Audi SUV in Acton on Thursday and police have arrested a 38-year-old man from NSW in relation to it.
Police allege the man, from Annandale, approached the woman in a public car park off Garryowen Drive, and forcibly took the keys from her jacket, leaving the car park at speed.
The vehicle was spotted by police driving erratically and at high speed westbound on Hindmarsh Drive near Yamba Drive about 1.15pm. The man was seen driving on the wrong side of the road, through red lights and colliding with two slowing vehicles without stopping.
The vehicle then headed into Tuggeranong, travelling through multiple intersections against the lights and failing to give way. The stolen Audi then travelled north on the Tuggeranong Parkway and Gungahlin Drive where it ran into the rear of a stationary delivery van at the intersection of Gungahlin Drive and Gundaroo Drive. The man was subsequently arrested.
He has been charged with robbery, assault, riding/driving in a stolen motor vehicle, dangerous driving, two counts of failing to exchange details following a collision and driving under the influence of a drug.
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