A Lalor woman is one of four people charged as part of an investigation into allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice following an attempted intercept and evade of a dangerous driver in February.
Police attempted to intercept a grey Land Rover during a pursuit after it was spotted being driven in a dangerous manner through the Domain Tunnel about 1pm on February 26.
The vehicle, travelling east, failed to stop and fled police at the Burnley exit.
The registered owner of the vehicle, a 22-year-old Box Hill woman, subsequently nominated a 23-year-old Reservoir man as the driver.
He was arrested and interviewed by police on April 26 and initially identified himself as the driver, before admitting he had been asked to fraudulently identify himself as the driver by the 25-year-old Lalor woman.
An investigation by members from Highway Patrol identified the actual driver as a 31-year-old Wheelers Hill man and the investigation was transferred to the VIPER Taskforce.
In May of this year, four search warrants were executed at residential addresses in in Reservoir, Lalor, Blackburn and Bayswater North.
The Lalor woman and the 23-year-old Reservoir man were both charged on Tuesday with attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The Box Hill woman and a 31-year-old Reservoir man were both charged on Wednesday October 9 with attempt to pervert the course of justice and dangerous driving whilst pursued by police.
All four were bailed and were set to reappear in court on Thursday.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
