‘Oh my god, stop, stop, stop’: Petrified passenger screams in terror as joyrider speeds along residential roads at 180km/h – narrowly missing pedestrians before he is arrested
- Man, 25, charged over alleged joyride on the Gold Coast early Saturday morning
- Driver allegedly clocked speeds of up to 180km/h and almost hit pedestrians
- Terrified female front seat passenger captured the alleged joyride on video
Shocking footage has emerged from a terrifying early morning joyride that left pedestrians fearing for their lives.
A female passenger filmed the frightening ordeal from her front seat view of the wild ride on the main streets on the Gold Coast just after 5am on Saturday morning.
Footage obtained by Nine News shows the allegedly disqualified driver using the highway as a race track as he allegedly clocked speeds of up to 180km/h.
The woman begs the driver to slow down as he dodges in and out of traffic before crashing into bollards and safety barriers set up for next week’s Gold Coast 600 car race.
The driver allegedly behind the wheel hit bollards before later narrowly missing pedestrians
‘Oh my god, stop, stop, stop!’ the concerned woman can be heard in the footage.
But the alleged joyride was far from over.
Now being followed by police after a tip off from a concerned member of the public, the driver allegedly speeds through the heart of Surfers Paradise.
He narrowly avoids hitting pedestrians about to cross the road.
‘I mean we turned that corner at about 120km/h and there was someone actually crossing the road, ‘ the woman was heard saying.
The alleged joyride finally ends when the driver pulls over in the driveway of Surfers International Apartments.
A woman filmed the scary ordeal from the front seat of the alleged joyride on the Gold Coast
Police are quickly on the scene and arrest a man, who is handcuffed and ushered into the back of police van.
‘You’re going to be in there for a while,’ an officer tells him.
The woman, who didn’t want to be named, told Nine News she filmed the ordeal as evidence.
‘I’m just so glad to be alive right now,’ she said.
‘If something did happen that was major, like to me or someone else or him – it was on video.’
The driver allegedly behind the wheel will remain in custody until he faces court on Monday
A Queensland Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia a man, 25, was charged with four offences, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a knife in a public place, driving while disqualified and possession of drug utensils.
He will remain behind bars until he faces court on Monday.
The woman hasn’t been charged with any offences.
The alleged joyride ended in the driveway of this hotel, where police arrested a man, 25