A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has been left with serious injuries after her father left her in a burning car after crashing on Great Eastern Highway.
Officers from Midland Police rescued the girl from the burning car and she is currently in Princess Margaret Hospital with serious burns.
Police were on their way to a domestic disturbance in Ellenbrook on Sunday when they received information that an intoxicated man had left the disturbance in a stolen vehicle with his young child.
Police units began searching for the man and at 11pm the vehicle was located on Lloyd Street, Midland, being driven with no headlights on.
The man failed to stop for police but a chase was not initiated due to the presence of a child in the car, and a short time later the car was found crashed into a concrete barrier on Great Eastern Highway, on approach to the Roe Highway on-ramp.
The man fled the scene on foot after the car was in flames, leaving the girl alone in the burning car.
The man was later found by police nearby on Beaconsfield Avenue in Midvale.
He was arrested and taken to Swan Districts Hospital by St John Ambulance for treatment of injuries received in the crash.
The man failed a breath test at the hospital and was taken to Midland Police Station for further questioning.
The 25-year-old man from East Victoria Park has been charged with 10 offences, including aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm and dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm.
He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday.
He has since been returned to hospital and police believe he may require a bedside hearing.