PAIR CHARGED AFTER WOMAN ALLEGEDLY DRAGGED FROM CAR IN VEHICLE THEFT

Two men have been charged after a woman was allegedly dragged from her car in a vehicle theft on the Central Coast.

The 51-year-old woman was sitting in her parked Holden Commodore sedan at a shopping centre in Ourimbah, when the men allegedly began banging on the window and demanded she handed over the car.

One of the men allegedly smashed the driver’s window and dragged the woman out of the car, before the pair drove from the scene.

The woman received minor injuries during the incident but did not require hospital treatment.

The car was spotted a short time later, crashed into a power pole on Wyong Road.

The accused were arrested at the scene and assessed by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for injuries resulting from the crash.

The older man suffered facial injuries, while the younger man received an injury to his ankle.

Both were taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment under police guard, before being taken to Wyong Police Station where they were charged.

The pair were charged with a number of offences, including car theft, driving whilst disqualified and drug possession.