Adrian Becerra Stoyanova posted his exploits to social media
A teen motorcyclist has been savaged after being caught doing 240kmh on Brisbane roads while filming himself and later posting it to social media.
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A teen motorcyclist caught racing on public roads, flying across a city bridge at almost 240kmh and posting his exploits to social media has been savaged by a magistrate who asked if he was “suicidal or just intent on killing someone else”.
The Kangaroo Point home of Ducati owning Adrian Becerra Stoyanova was raided in June by police who located GoPro footage that laid out his offending, police prosecutor Snr Sgt Carrie Davidson said.
One video recorded about 9.45pm on May 24 showed Becerra Stoyanova travelling in a group of around six riders along the southbound lanes of Brisbane’s Pacific Motorway.
“The defendant gives chase to a motorbike that has just taken off, dangerously cutting in between a car and another bike with the speedo showing 123kmh in the 70kmh zone,” Snr Sgt Davidson said.
Becerra Stoyanova continued accelerating, weaving across two lanes and steering between two cars while doing 137kmh before speeding up to 155kmh.
He then slowed down to about 100kmh and held out his hand for a countdown from three to begin racing with the other bike.
“He pulls away from the other bike very quickly, and his speedometer indicates his motorbike is travelling at 157 the rev limiter shift light illuminates on the dashboard,” Snr Sgt Davidson told Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Later that night a second video showed him weaving left and right at speed before overtaking a vehicle within a metre while travelling at 168kmh, she said.
“He continues riding onto the Captain Cook Bridge, reaching a maximum speed of 238kmh,” Snr Sgt Davidson said.
Slowing down to 120kmh Becerra Stoyanova then took his hands off the handlebar before the video finished.
Two days later about 1.32pm a three minute video showed him speeding, this time at 225kmh as he rode between two vehicles.
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts each of dangerous driving and driving without a licence repeat offender.
The court heard he clocked up 10 speeding convictions, including seven involving travelling over 40kmh, over a week beginning late May.
His lawyer William Kennedy, of Beavon Lawyers, tendered several character references and documents from Queensland Traffic Offenders Program which Becerra Stoyanova was yet to complete.
Mr Kennedy said the letters showed his client had a responsible attitude towards work and work safety.
He said the Spanish born speedster arrived in Australia when he was 10 but left the family home two years ago.
The court heard he was not meant to be riding a bike over 600cc but the Ducati was 850cc.
Magistrate Linda Bradford-Morgan said he had posted the videos to social media “to glorify his lawlessness.”
“Is he suicidal or just intent on killing somebody else is the issue, because I need an answer on that question,” she said.
Ms Bradford-Morgan said prison was in range for the offending.
“You need to be in no doubt of however much fun you think it is zooming around the streets of Brisbane, you need to ask yourself how much fun you would have in a correctional facility at your age,” she said.
“You are highly likely and it’s surprising that you didn’t kill yourself or somebody else on the road during these two incidents.”
Ms Bradford-Morgan ultimately agreed with Mr Kennedy’s submission to impose probation and community service.
Becerra Stoyanova was sentenced to a year’s probation and 120 hours of community service. He was disqualified from driving for two years.
“I made a terrible mistake and I’m terribly sorry to those in the community I put at risk,” he said.