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Men plead not guilty over high-speed chase, alleged shooting on NT highway
The driver of a car chased by a group of men on a remote Top End highway has said he feared his family would be killed in the pursuit, and that a gunshot was fired at their car.
Key points:
- Benjamin Wright, 31, and Jayden Harmes, 19, both pleaded not guilty to recklessly endangering serious harm and discharging a firearm
- The men were charged over the pursuit of an Aboriginal family’s car on the remote Carpentaria Highway last August
- Alleged victim Sean Fitzpatrick told a Darwin court he heard a gunshot and saw a firearm during the chase
Two men charged over the chase on the Carpentaria Highway near Borroloola last August on Thursday faced the Darwin Local Court and denied any shots were fired during the incident.
Benjamin Wright, 31, and…
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