Stop the madness — two seriously injured as car smashes into pole in Albany’s latest high-speed chase

Albany’s latest high-speed police chase came to a shocking end last Friday when a Subaru WRX smashed into a power pole, leaving two occupants seriously injured. Ulster Road was closed in Spencer Park just after 9.30am when the male driver of the dark grey Subaru lost control of the car in wet conditions and slammed it into a power pole outside a house. A witness, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the Subaru was speeding down the wrong side of the road when the driver lost control. “(The driver) traumatised a couple of other drivers as he passed them on the wrong side of the road,” the witness said. “That weatherboard house would have been absolutely demolished if he didn’t hit the power pole. “It would have exploded at the speed he was travelling if he didn’t hit that pole.” The witness said the driver was fleeing from police at the time of the crash, but police have not confirmed if officers were actively pursuing the car. The impact of the crash destroyed the power pole and brought power lines down across neighbouring properties. Ulster Road was closed to the public while firefighters and paramedics freed two people from the wreckage. A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said the male driver and female passenger, both in their mid-30s, had serious but not life-threatening injuries. They were taken to Albany Health Campus where they remained in a stable condition yesterday afternoon. The crash came after a police chase on Wednesday night which involved a grey Subaru in the same area of Albany. Police aborted that chase due to high speed.