A young man from the Sheffield area has been charged after doing a burnout in front of watching police earlier this year.
The 19-year-old was reportedly spotted doing the “large burnout” in his grey Ford Falcon on Beulah Road on January 18.
Police tried to pull the vehicle over, but the driver sped off.
A search warrant was later carried out at a property in Stoodley, where officers found the car.
Sergeant Jeremy Williams said the man was also charged over a separate hooning incident on Railton Road and Native Rock Road at Railton on New Year’s Day.
“It is disappointing when drivers not only put their own lives at risk, but the lives of other road users,” he said.
“Tasmania Police has zero tolerance when it comes to hooning offences and this type of driving behaviour is unacceptable.”
The man will face court in April on several charges, including evading police and hooning.
His car has been clamped for 28 days.
