A driver who crashed his car after exceeding the speed limit by 80km/h in a police chase then tried to escape on a bicycle in Sydney's southwest.
At about 1.45am (AEDT) on Wednesday police on the Hume Highway at Ingleburn detected a green Holden Commodore travelling north allegedly at 130km/h in a 110km/h zone.
They say the driver ignored orders to stop and a pursuit began north on the motorway and east into the M5 Motorway.
Police allege the vehicle reached a speed of 160km/h in an 80km/h road works area near Casula before they ended the chase.
Soon after, witnesses alerted police to the crashed car off Henry Lawson Drive at Milperra, but the driver was missing.
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Police dogs helped track the man and he was found a short distance away on an allegedly stolen bicycle.
The 26-year-old was arrested and charged with 19 offences.
They included failing to stop in a police pursuit, reckless, dangerous and negligent driving, speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, licence expired, larceny, possessing a prohibited drug and breach of bail.
The Beacon Hill man was refused bail to appear in Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday.
