Police have charged a man over a pursuit with two children sitting unrestrained in the back of a car.
Officers tried to pull over the Holden Commodore sedan in Ascot just after midnight yesterday and the 30-year-old driver allegedly sped off.
The car then allegedly ran a red light on Hardey Road in Belmont.
The speed limit is 60km/h but police said the driver was doing double that.
A fire extinguisher was allegedly sprayed out the driver’s window towards officers who attempted to stop the vehicle.
The pursuit ended after the vehicle crashed into a fence on the corner of Hardey Road and Chester Street.
Five passengers, including an eight-year-old and a six-year-old, were allegedly without their seatbelts on.
The driver allegedly left them behind and jumped over a fence, where police found him hiding in a backyard.
The 30-year-old driver was charged with a string of offences, including endangering lives.
