A LEETON woman who refused to stop for police on two occasions has been given a good behaviour bond.
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The first Skye’s Law offence occurred on June 20, 2015 at Yanco.
Police conducting random breath tests in the area attempted to stop Weena Joy Glennie’s vehicle about 7.15pm.
The vehicle accelerated and travelled for about one kilometre.
When the vehicle came to a halt a man who was wanted by police exited the car.
He got back in the car and yelled to Glennie “go, drive, drive”.
Police again pursued the vehicle, which reached speeds of up to 100 km/h.
After a short period the vehicle stopped and the man fled from the car on foot.
Police yelled at him to stop.
At this point Glennie got out of the car and police told her to get on the ground.
She refused a number of times, but eventually complied and was handcuffed after a short struggle with police.
Glennie was also charged with resisting a police officer on this day.
The second offence occurred on October 21. 2015.
Police observed a car do a sharp right hand turn onto Blackwood Street in Leeton.
The vehicle was travelling about 20km/h.
Police activated their siren and lights and the vehicle slowed to 10km/h but didn’t stop.
The vehicle continued on for 50 metres before stopping in front of a house in Blackwood Street.
Glennie exited the vehicle.
Police recognised her and yelled for her to stop.
They told her they wanted to talk to her about what had just happened.
Glennie appeared in Griffith Local Court on January 27 and was given a 10 month good behaviour bond.
In NSW, the offence of police pursuit is listed under section 51B of the Crime Act.
It is also known as Skye’s Law as it was introduced after the toddler Skye Sassine was killed when a driver attempting to escape police crashed into her parent’s car.
The maximum penalty is three years jail for a first offence or five years jail if you have been convicted of another major offence in the five years immediately before.
There is a minimum disqualification period of one year.
The ruling comes just weeks after Narrandera man Dustin Morgan was sentenced to six months jail for leading police on a pursuit through West Wyalong earlier this year.
He was arrested after rolling his vehicle.
