Jibran Zebian pleaded guilty to street racing allegedly alongside stranger Abed Aljassar on Anzac Hwy

A pizza shop employee will be off the roads for a long time after he made the “incredibly dangerous” decision to street race with a complete stranger down Anzac Hwy.

A hoon who made the reckless decision to street race with a complete stranger at the traffic lights will be off the roads for a long time.

Jibran Zebian, 21, will learn his punishment later this month for posing an “incredibly dangerous” risk to the public by significantly speeding in a 60km/h street.

A prosecutor told the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday police were conducting speed detection duties on Anzac Highway at Camden Park on October 11, 2021.

Around 9.50pm, police heard loud engines and saw exhaust noise and headlights approaching at a fast speed.

Zebian’s co-accused, Abed Alrahman Aljassar, 23, was allegedly detected travelling at 124km/h, while Zebian’s speed was recorded at 106km/h.

Jibran Zebian pleaded guilty to street racing. Photo: Facebook

Both drivers were stopped and interviewed.

“He (Zebian) states that he had stopped besides the co-accused at the red traffic lights, had a conversation and then quickly accelerated to see which car was faster,” the prosecutor said.

Zebian, of Seacombe Heights, pleaded guilty to street racing and breaching a condition of a provisional licence.

Mr Aljassar, of Mitchell Park, is also charged with street racing. He is yet to enter a plea and will next face court in June.

Sean Nottle, for Zebian, told the court the two men were unknown to each other and his client acknowledged he had made a very dangerous and reckless decision.

“Mr Zebian understands that the consequences of his actions could have been far more serious and he is in fact lucky to be here … and not across the road (District Court) should things have been much worse in terms of the outcome,” he said.

Mr Nottle pushed for a good behaviour bond, saying Zebian was facing a significant driving disqualification which meant he wouldn’t be able to assist with deliveries in his father’s pizza shop.

The court heard Zebian, who faces a minimum 12-month driving disqualification, had written an apology letter to the court.

Magistrate Ben Sale said he was contemplating imposing a suspended sentence bond, due to the “incredibly dangerous” risk the men posed to the public.

“They’re racing down Anzac Highway at over 100km an hour,” he said.

Mr Sale adjourned Zebian’s sentencing until later this month.

In a separate hearing, Dylan Shane Michael Irwin, 34, pleaded guilty to driving at extreme speed – zone limit more than 60km/h.

Irwin, of Elizabeth Grove, will face sentencing submissions later this month for the hooning incident that took place in March last year at Paracombe.