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Man arrested after allegedly stealing grader and crashing in Port Lincoln

November 24, 2025 12:30 pm in by
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An Adelaide man has been arrested, after he allegedly stole a road grader and caused a crash in Port Lincoln.

Emergency services were called to Marina Drive about 6am on Sunday morning, after reports the road grader had crashed into a station wagon.

It’s understood the grader pushed the car 40 metres and forced the vehicle onto its side.

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The driver of the station wagon, a 23-year-old local woman, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The grader was later found abandoned on Barley Road, with the 47-year-old suspected driver found nearby.

It’s believed the grader was stolen from St Andrews Terrace earlier in the morning.

He’s been arrested and is undergoing medical assessment in hospital.

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