Bargo man Jesse Preston pleads guilty to drink driving, speeding on Hume Mwy

A drunken P-plate driver - who has held his licence for just three months - was clocked at eye-watering speeds while dangerously overtaking cars and trucks on a Sydney highway.

Jesse Aaron Preston, 26, fronted Picton Local Court on Wednesday.

A drunken P-plate driver who was clocked at eye-watering speeds while dangerously tailing and overtaking cars and trucks had only been on the road for three months.

Jesse Aaron Preston, 26, fronted Picton Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to driving recklessly or furiously in a speed or manner dangerous, exceeding the speed limit by more than 45m/h and mid-range drink driving.

Court documents show officers doing speed checks on Hume Mwy, St Andrews clocked the Bargo resident in a Corolla speeding at 160km/h in a 110km/h zone.

They moved to catch up to him and witnessed him overtake 25 vehicles including 10 B-doubles.

Preston would speed up to sit on their tail to pressure them to move before accelerating hard after he had a clear run all while struggling to stay in the middle of the lane.

He pleaded guilty to driving recklessly or furiously in a speed or manner dangerous, exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and mid-range drink driving.

During a section of the motorway where the speed was limited to 80km/h due to road work, Preston got up to speeds of 120km/h and then another police check clocked his speed at 170km/h.

Police pulled him over at Douglas Park where they noticed his eyes were bloodshot, watery and glazed and a licence checked revealed he had only been driving for three months.

Preston blew a blood alcohol reading of 0.110, more than five times over the zero limit required for P-plate drivers.

He told police he had four schooners at the Longueville Hotel in Lane Cove between 4pm and 6pm. His eyes were bloodshot, watery and glazed.

At court on Wednesday, Magistrate David Degnan ordered a sentence assessment report and issued a stern warning to Preston.

“These are extremely serious and dangerous offences,” he said. “When you come back on December 20 you need to make arrangements for the possibility you may be sent to jail.”