Story by The Northern Star.
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ABOUT 3.30 am Saturday, September 17, police were patrolling Shirley Street, Byron Bay, when they attempted to stop a Subaru Liberty which was being driven with no headlights.
The vehicle drove off reaching an estimated 100km/h in a 50km/h zone.
Police were in pursuit following the vehicle to Skinners Shoot Road where the car stopped in a driveway and turned around.
As police approached the car, it allegedly accelerated again, running over a police officer’s foot. The officer was not injured.
Police lost sight of the car but it was located a short time later crashed into trees nearby with flames coming from the …