Dramatic moment a three-month manhunt ended in a spectacular car crash which left four cops injured and a string of vehicles damaged
- A NSW man faces 23 charges after a police stand off on Friday
- Kirt Field, 38, was arrested after a manhunt in the Hunter region
- He is accused of kidnapping and holding a woman against her will
A three month manhunt for a wanted man came to a crashing end in a spectacular police chase that saw a four-wheel drive flipped into the air.
Kirt Field, 37, from Maitland in the NSW Hunter Valley, was arrested after an alleged violent stand off with police on Friday which allegedly left four officers with injuries.
It allegedly ended in a car chase which left several police vehicles damaged before one cop car rear-ended the 4WD he was in and sent it spinning.
Field is now facing 23 charges after the alleged kidnap and assault of a woman sparked the manhunt.
His arrest came when Field was spotted by an off-duty police officer travelling in an allegedly stolen Toyota LandCruiser on the New England Highway.
He’d been wanted since March when officers investigated the attack on a woman in the Hunter town of Upper Allyn near Dungog and a warrant was issued for Field’s arrest.
Kirt Field, from Maitland in the state’s north, was arrested after an alleged stand off with police on Friday
His arrest came after a police vehicle rear-ended the 4WD he was driving in (pictured)
On June 2, officers were called to John Hunter Hospital after a woman was admitted with serious injuries requiring surgery.
The woman had allegedly been kidnapped by the man six weeks earlier and held against her will.
The day after that report, police said Field assaulted officers during an attempted arrest and fled in a Jeep Cherokee towing a camper trailer.
Field (pictured, at his arrest on Friday) has been charged with 23 domestic violence and traffic offences
On Friday, Field allegedly rammed two police cars and rolled the LandCruiser after being approached by officers in a car park (pictured, the upended vehicle at the scene)
A police pursuit was abandoned when the Jeep allegedly swerved to avoid road spikes and hit a tree, causing the trailer to separate from the vehicle.
On Friday, after he was spotted in the Toyota, he is accused of ramming two police cars when police tried to intercept him in a car park before the LandCruiser rolled over.
Field has been charged with 23 domestic violence and traffic offences, including taking or detaining a person with the intention to obtain advantage and cause actual bodily harm.
The man was refused bail and is due to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Sunday.
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