Trae Hazell, Joshua Crowe plead guilty to street racing charge
Three motorbike riders in the state’s central west were hitting dangerous speeds along a major highway when a woman crashed, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.
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Two Dubbo men reached speeds of more than 200km/h when they took part in a dangerous street race along the Newell Highway which left another racer in a Sydney hospital with life threatening injuries.
Footage police obtained from a GoPro camera attached to Joshua Luke Crowe’s helmet revealed the shocking speeds he, Trae Brandon Hazell and a woman were travelling at on August 11.
Hazell, 22, had only had his learner motorbike rider license for three months when he met Crowe, 30, and the woman at McDonald’s in Dubbo before the trio took off to Parkes.
According to court documents, the GoPro footage showed the trio reached speeds of 140km/h when overtaking vehicles.
The woman was captured travelling at around 110km/h at one point, with both of her hands raised in the air.
On a long stretch of road, Hazell was captured riding ahead of the other two riders, who were seen trying to catch up with him at speeds of more than 150km/h.
When the trio saw other vehicles they slowed down.
During the ride to Parkes, the footage showed the two men travelling next to each other in the same lane, travelling at about 110km/h when the woman rode in between them and almost collided with the pair.
Near the intersection of the Newell Highway and Mountain Creek Road, Crowe was captured overtaking the woman at a speed of 252km/h.
In court documents, police said Hazell had an appalling traffic record and was seen holding his fingers up and counting down as he took part in a street race with Crowe.
After the trio arrived in Parkes they had coffee and decided to return to Dubbo via Yeoval.
On Renshaw McGuire Way, the trio reached speeds of up to 200km/h and at about 1.50pm the woman lost control of her motorbike and collided with railing.
She was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital with life-threatening injuries, which she is understood to be recovering from.
Police believe speed was a major factor which led to the collision and investigations are continuing.
The woman has not been charged, however Hazell and Crowe pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and one count of taking part in a race between vehicles.
Hazell and Crowe’s cases return to court in November when they’re expected to be sentenced.