Overview
- Police attempted to stop a motorbike for missing number plates on King Street in Hamilton around 7:30pm on July 19, prompting the rider to flee.
- The pursuit spanned five suburbs south along the Pacific Highway to Charlestown, where the unidentified man in his 20s lost control and struck a traffic pole.
- NSW Ambulance paramedics performed CPR but the rider died at the scene and his identity remains unconfirmed.
- A GoPro camera was recovered at the crash site and investigators are examining whether it was recording and if post-and-gloat filming influenced the chase.
- Authorities have called for CCTV and dashcam footage; Port Stephens-Hunter’s critical incident team will conduct a months-long review under independent oversight ahead of a coroner’s report.