A man is in police custody following a pursuit on the Central Coast.

Officers from Brisbane Water Police District were called to a shopping centre in Green Point about 7.30pm yesterday (Saturday 21 January 2023), after a woman reported she’d been held against her will by a man who then stole her SUV.

Acting on information provided, police saw the vehicle on James Ray Drive at Green Point, and a pursuit was initiated when the driver allegedly failed to stop when directed.

Police followed the vehicle through Central Coast suburbs where it allegedly reached speeds of up to 120km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The SUV allegedly struck a ute on Terrigal Drive at Erina a short time later; the female driver was shaken but not injured.

The Police Airwing, PolAir 4, was called to assist and tracked the vehicle to a roundabout at the intersection of the Central Coast Highway and Crystal Street, Forresters Beach, where it hit a police vehicle and rolled onto its side.

The driver was taken into custody after a short struggle during which OC spray and a Taser were deployed to affect the arrest.

The 33-year-old man has been taken to Gosford Police Station, where NSW Ambulance paramedics treated him for minor injuries believed to have been sustained in the crash.