Fine for teenage driver

Just after 11.30am on Monday 21 April, patrols were called to Wilcox Road at Elizabeth after reports a car crashed into a tree in the front yard of a home and then caught alight.

Witnesses stated two occupants were seen running from the scene.

Fire crews were quickly on scene and extinguished the blaze which took hold of the engine in the Holden Calais sedan.

Patrols located the teenage occupants nearby on Short Road and they returned to the scene.  SAAS crews conveyed the 18-year-old boys to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The driver is expected to receive a fine for breaching his learner’s permit and other traffic offences.

The car was towed from the scene.