Another Police Chase Gone Wrong?

A youth is fighting for his life after a police chase and serious car crash in west Auckland last night.
Police chased two cars for between 10 and 20 seconds, before one of the vehicles, a Honda Prelude, veered across the centreline and smashed into a footpath, flipping twice.
The young driver - the father of a three-month-old baby - is believed to be in a serious condition in hospital with head and lung injuries.

The other car stopped at the scene and police said its occupants were helping them with their inquiries. One of those occupants, Brendon King, 19, said the two cars were not racing and had been cruising together at 70km/h.
However, he said his friend, who was driving the other car, overtook the other car shortly before the crash.
"I got out and ran up to see if (the driver) was OK, and he was still in the car but blood was coming out of his face. Another passenger was lying on the ground, saying his heart hurt."
King said the crash wouldn't have happened if police had backed off.

Police would not confirm the vehicle speeds before or during the chase, except to say they were "well in excess of the speed limit". Several police vehicles were on the scene within seconds.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating, but the Police Complaints Authority was not involved at this stage, said a spokesman.

A Herald on Sunday photographer was arrested at the scene as he attempted to take photographs.