A man has suffered a suspected heart attack while attempting to evade police after a police pursuit through Maitland overnight.
Police' alarm bells started to ring when they spotted a Holden Commodore allegedly travelling well over the speed limit on High Street just after 9pm.
They gave chase when the car failed to stop.
The car was involved in a minor collision with a stationary Subaru Outback at a roundabout on the New England Highway at Buchanan.
The driver fled but was found by a police dog two kilometres away.
He's being treated in hospital for the suspected heart attack and is expected to be charged once he's released.
