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Teen critical after road-spike crash
Email Print Normal font Large font Craig Dixon November 30, 2006 - 10:17AM A teenager was critically injured when an allegedly stolen car driven by a 16-year-old slammed into a tree and burst into flames after hitting road spikes laid by police. Police placed the spikes on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Numurkah, central Victoria, after calling off a high-speed pursuit yesterday. A police spokeswoman said the chase was abandoned after the vehicle reached speeds up to 170kmh. She said the spikes, also known as "tyre-deflation devices" and "stop sticks", were placed on the road 40kms from where the pursuit was called off. She said that, although police had ended the chase, they decided to lay the spikes because the car was "barrelling towards Shepparton and peak hour traffic". After crossing the spikes, the driver lost control and the car smashed into a tree just before 5pm. Police pulled a teenager from the wreckage and put out a fire in the car before pulling another teenager from the wreck. The 16-year-old boy from Campbellfield, in Melbourne's north, was taken by ambulance to the Goulburn Valley Base Hospital in Shepparton with minor injuries. The 18-year-old male passenger, also from Campbellfield, was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition. The Major Collision Investigation unit is investigating the crash. The police spokeswoman said that road spikes had been exdtensively trialled by police since the State Government introduced them last year but she was unaware of any previous incidents involving their use. Unveiling the devices last year, then Police Minister Tim Holding described them as "an important part in making sure that road pursuits . . can be ended safely". About 200 "stop sticks" were to be issued to stations around the state, with about 8000 police expected to be trained in their use. The spikes are designed to be thrown across a road as a vehicle approaches and are meant to bring it to a controlled stop. theage.com.au, with AAP http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...777689919.html
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Teen critical after road-spike crash
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