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A 20-year-old Whangarei man is facing a number of charges following a wild chase through Warkworth on Monday, March 19, which ended in the mud in the Mahurangi River. The chase started when the man attempted to evade police at the Z fuel station, just north of Warkworth. He fled up Hudson Road and then lost control of the car coming down Hill Street, and hit a stationary vehicle waiting to turn on to State Highway 1. He abandoned his female passenger and tried to escape on foot through the town, but was tracked down to Lucy Moore Memorial Park by the Eagle helicopter. The man is due to appear in the North Shore District Court on April 17, and will face a number of driving-related charges.
