A pedestrian was forced to dodge a car as it crashed into a traffic sign at the end of a police pursuit.
The police Springvale divisional van spotted a silver Ford being driven by a 31-year-old Springvale man traveling north at high speed on the Princes Highway near Browns Road in Noble Park at 4.35am on Monday 1 August.
The Ford sped north for about 200 metres before performing a U-turn and heading back towards Browns Road.
As the driver attempted a turn at speed into Browns Road, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a sign outside a car wash on the corner, forcing a pedestrian to jump out of the way.
The driver was trapped in the vehicle after crashing into the sign due to previous damage to the car.
He was arrested at the scene.
Pedestrian leaps to safety
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