A man was arrested in Auckland overnight after he allegedly drove on the wrong side of the motorway, hitting speeds upwards of 160km/h before crashing.
At around 3.15am, police received "multiple reports" of a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the northern motorway near Northcote.
Motorway cameras captured footage of the vehicle driving at "high speeds" near Oteha Valley Road, Albany.
“Police units were deployed to the area, but with the vehicle reaching speeds upwards of 160kmh, officers did not pursue," Senior Sergeant Carl Fowlie said.
“Units followed the vehicle at a safe distance from the correct side of the motorway."
The vehicle continued travelling north, all while in the southbound lane of State Highway 1.
It eventually stopped after hitting a barrier near the Puhoi on-ramp, sending it crashing down a bank.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the driver uninjured and took him into custody.
A 53-year-old man was summonsed to appear in the North Shore District court on May 13 for recklessly operating a motor vehicle.
“It is extremely lucky no one was injured or killed as a result of the driver's dangerous actions,” Fowlie said.
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