Speeding rider arrested at Blair Athol

About 9.10pm Thursday 14 November, a speeding motorcycle caught the attention of PolAir as it travelled south on Montague Road at Ingle Farm. The motorcycle was allegedly detected travelling at speeds of up to 120km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The motorcycle was followed to an address on Prospect Road, Blair Athol where the rider abandoned the bike and started jumping fences.

The rider was found hiding on the roof of a home on Rushworth Street and was arrested shortly after without incident.

A 36-year-old man of no fixed address has been arrested and charged with driving at a speed dangerous, driving whilst being disqualified, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and unassigned plates and drug driving. He was granted police bail  and will appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on 10 January.