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PANCAKE FLIPPING FUN ELOISE (5), Henry (5) and Lucy (3) Coles and Emily Martens (12) are ready for the pancake tossing activities at tomorrow’s neighbourhood Pancake Day event, to be held at St Michael’s Anglican Church, on the corner of Appin and O’Leary streets. The afternoon event is designed to bring the local community together, and mark the last day before the Christian season of Lent begins. Full story page 7. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Roadway drama Man in custodyy after allegedly g y speeding, p g, crashing g several times through g Wangaratta g CBD A DRIVER who h allegedly ll dl “muscled” cars out of his way as he towed a trailer at speed through the Wangaratta CBD remains in custody, after he was captured by police attempting to escape on foot on Thursday. Bernard Jarman, 40, was charged with more than 30 offences late last week, after he allegedly reached speeds
off up tto 90k 90kph h while hil running i red lights at Reid Street, Green Street and Sisely Avenue shortly after 5pm, following a collision with another car at the Faithfull Street roundabout. Similar collisions are alleged to have occurred in the vicinity of Greta Road, Ryley Street, Handley Street and Mason Street, when
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the d driver was said have th i id tto h crossed onto the wrong side of the road and narrowly missed oncoming traffic. Acting Senior Sergeant Trevor Schultz said the accused had headed south on Tone Road before rejoining the Hume Freeway northbound, where he allegedly swerved between lanes before completing
a u-turn on a service t i road d and attempting to travel southbound. His four-wheel drive was said to have eventually broken down near the Wangaratta-Eldorado Road crossing, at which time Jarman was said to have attempted to flee the vehicle. A police spokesperson said a number of vehicles
were b believed have b been li d tto h forced to swerve from the road to avoid hitting the man as he allegedly walked along the freeway, including a b-double which had to come to a complete stop. Act Snr Sgt Schultz said an outpouring of calls and tips from the community as the incident unfolded had played an important role
their iin assisting i ti police li iin th i pursuit of the accused. “Thank you very much for the reports being made - it helped the community avoid the serious consequences of his driving,” he said. “It’s remarkable nobody was hurt - we’re grateful people reported it so quickly.” ■ Continued page 2
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