Police have charged a man for allegedly driving a vehicle at 244km/h in Bungaree earlier this month.
Officers clocked the Holden Commodore VE allegedly travelling at more than 160km/h in a 110km/h zone of the Western highway at 12.24am on 1 November.
Police attempted to intercept the vehicle before it allegedly climbed to a speed of 224km/h and turned off its lights, causing officers to terminate the chase over safety concerns.
Police allege the registered owner of the vehicle reported his vehicle stolen to police within hours of the incident.
Officers arrested the 23-year-old registered owner on Monday 10 November.
He was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
Police then arrested a 21-year-old Ballarat man who is alleged to be the driver.
The Ballarat man has been charged with dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police, negligent driving while being pursued by police, reckless conduct endangering life, driving in a dangerous manner, exceeding speed-limits, careless driving, driving whilst disqualified, and driving without headlights on.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Monday 17 November, with the registered owner being summonsed to appear before court in relation to perjury and making a false report to police.
