From burnouts to court: Biggest car hoons south of Sydney | Full list

From wild police chases to couples doing burnouts outside a pie shop and dust ups in the Maccas carpark - these are some of the region’s biggest car hoons. See the full list of incidents.

Hooning could be considered a national pastime for Aussies, but these criminals took their love of fast cars all the way to court.

From a couple doing burnouts in Roberts to a father-to-be burning rubber in a rural town, these hoons from southwest Sydney and beyond love to rev up their rides.

Take a look at the most notorious car criminals from Macarthur and the Southern Highlands.

PUB BURNOUT ENDS WITH CHARGES

Kane Kevin Cobill, of Thirlmere, was caught doing a burnout following an afternoon at the pub.

A 23-year-old father-to-be was caught doing burnouts on the wrong side of the road in his Holden Commodore following an afternoon at the Bargo Hotel, southwest of Sydney.

Kane Kevin Cobill, of Thirlmere, pleaded guilty to two counts of prolong sustained loss of traction and drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous in March.

The spray painter left the pub with “self-professed car enthusiast” friends about 6.20pm on January 30 and got into his white Holden Commodore before driving into a cloud of white smoke and accelerating so rapidly his rear wheels lost traction with the road.

As he sped up and passed the pub, Cobill crossed the centre of the road and onto the oncoming lane for about 70 metres, exceeding the 60km/h speed limit.

Later that same night, Cobill was driving along Thirlmere Way at Thirlmere with friends when he came up to a roundabout and dropped the car into first gear before doing another burnout.

Cobill continued the burnout for seven to 10 seconds over a distance of 140 metres in a residential street where nearby families watched on and a witness contacted police.

During his sentencing at Picton Local Court, the court heard he owns a property, has a mortgage and provides for his pregnant fiance.

He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment to be served by way of community corrections order.

“EGGED ON” BY THE BOYS

Cooper James Orton, 19, was watched by police as he did burnouts outside McDonald’s. Picture: Lauren Ferri

A teenager blamed peer pressure for his illegal burnouts in the middle of a Camden road earlier this year. 

Cooper Orton, 19, was caught on video drifting in the middle of a road after leaving a McDonald’s carpark at 9.50pm on March 16 this year.

He was caught on video by police officers who saw his Holden Commodore swerving erratically as they drove past.

Orton told police his burnouts were the result of peer pressure from his mates.

“The boys at maccas was (sic) egging me on,” he said.

The teen pleaded guilty to a charge of prolonged loss of traction when he faced Picton Local Court in April. Magistrate Mark Douglass told Orton the charge was serious.

“It’s not silly, it’s unlawful and it’s also dangerous,” he said.

Orton was disqualified from driving for a month and fined $400.

TEEN’S CRIME SPREE INCLUDED STOLEN CAR JOY RIDE

Brayden Hosking stole a car from North Sydney and took it on a joy ride. Picture: Facebook

A teenager ended up in court after stealing a car from North Sydney and driving it all the way to Sydney’s southwest and going on a joy ride despite being on his L-plates.

Brayden Hosking, 18, found a silver Hyundai i30 parked in North Sydney with keys sitting in the centre console on March 15 and drove it home, before two days later picking up a friend and embarking on a joy ride around Tahmoor and Thirlmere.

“The friend filmed a number of videos which depict Hosking driving recklessly, doing handbrake turns and losing traction on purpose,” court documents state.

As he was driving along Thirlmere Way, he lost control of the car and crashed through a front boundary fence, narrowly missing a tree and hitting a car parked in a driveway.

Police were contacted and connected Hosking with the stolen vehicle, before finding the teenager sitting in the smashed up i30 on the side of a road.

Hosking got out of the car and attempted to flee on foot down Myrtle Creek Ave and onto Remembrance Driveway where he ran through multiple backyards and hid in a rear shed of a home.

It was revealed the 18-year-old held a learners driver’s license and admitted to stealing the i30 as he “had no way to get home from the city” before hiding it at a friend’s house in Minto with the registration plates removed.

He was convicted on each charge and sentenced to a two-year Community Corrections Order and must complete a total of 675 hours of community service. He also received five fines totalling to $1600.

WILD POLICE CHASE THREATENED SCHOOL KIDS

Bailey Pratch spent his 21st birthday behind bars for a wild police pursuit through a school zone. Picture: Facebook

A southwest Sydney man spent his 21st birthday behind bars after leading police on a wild pursuit through a reserve and school zone while children were around.

Bailey Pratch, of Ingleburn, appeared in Campbelltown Local Court via AVL just two days after turning 21 behind bars on April 20, pleading guilty to driving recklessly in a police pursuit, never being licensed, using an unregistered car and resist police.

The 21-year-old was driving a Suzuki Liana along Rosewood Drive on March 3 about 3.10pm when police noticed the car had been unregistered since January 29, according to court documents.

Police followed Pratch into Blackwood Crescent with their lights and sirens on but he failed to stop and a pursuit began, with Pratch driving the car off the road onto Flume Reserve.

According to police facts, Pratch drove through the reserve onto Eucalyptus Drive and entered a school zone in front of Curran Public School where he drove at 60km/h.

Pratch came to a stop at the end of Coolabah Place and ran out of the car down an alleyway, leaving three passengers behind.

The court heard Pratch had resorted to drugs and alcohol following the split from his former girlfriend.

He was convicted of all charges and sentenced to prison for 10 months beginning on March 3, with a non-parole period of five months, meaning he will be released on August 2.

He was also sentenced to a community correction order for a period of 18 months which began on April 19.

DREAM CAR CATCHES FIRE

Jean-Pierre Mouawad watched his pride and joy go up in flames. Picture: Lauren Ferri

The proud owner of a Mercedes Benz who won the pride and joy in a competition was planning to sell the $160,000 car and give the money to his family, before it went up in flames.

Jean Pierre Mouawad, 26, thought he was the luckiest person alive when he won the Mercedes AMG C63S coupe in a raffle run by car group LMCT Plus in May 2020.

Less than a year later Mouawad found himself at Bankstown Local Court after the luxury vehicle caught fire when he was performing burnouts in a wedding parade at Chester Hill on January 17.

The Mercedes AMG c63S coupe was doing burnouts in a wedding parade. Picture: Auburn_2144

Before it caught on fire and was destroyed. Picture: Auburn_2144

Onlookers filmed as he revved the powerful car’s engine in front of a large crown, causing smoke to billow from the car and catch on fire with footage on social media showing three men scrambling to leave the vehicle without injury.

The $160,000 car was completely destroyed, with pictures showing the interior completely melted by the blaze. Mouawad was charged with one count each of dangerous driving and negligent driving.

The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to negligent driving with the charge of dangerous driving being withdrawn.

Mouawad was convicted of negligent driving and fined just $300, despite the maximum fine being $1100 for the charge.

TEEN PUNCHED MAN DURING CARJACKING

Lila Alofia punched a man before stealing his car because he had “no other way of getting back to Campbelltown”. Picture: Facebook

A young Minto man approached a stranger to ask if he was selling his car, while loitering outside a Super Cheap Auto on the Central Coast in August last year and when the man said he wasn’t interested, 18-year-old Lila Alofia demanded he hand over his car keys.

When he refused, Alofia punched him in the face forcing the 30-year-old victim to the ground and making him drop his car keys.

Police say Alofia got behind the wheel and sped off from the Lake Haven carpark, forcing the victim and a bystander to jump out of the way.

The young man handed himself into police the next day, telling officers he had no other way of “getting back to Campbelltown”.

He was charged with aggravated take/drive motor vehicle with person in/on it – inflict actual bodily harm, and drive while unlicensed.

Alofia was convicted and given a 12-month term of imprisonment.

THE ROMANTIC HOONS

Jade Carroll and Hayden Harpley admitted to doing burnouts. Picture: Facebook

A young couple from the Southern Highlands told Moss Vale court they were “peer pressured” into doing burnouts outside the Robertson Pie Shop on October 23 last year.

Hundreds of people watched on as the hoon couple did three clumsy burnouts in full view of CCTV cameras for a prearranged event.

Driver Jade Carroll, 20, pleaded guilty to driving recklessly in a dangerous manner after she lost control of the burnouts and narrowly avoided hitting spectators.

She did manage to hit a parked 4WD truck with people inside, shunting it sideways 5-10 metres.

When asked why her car had no bonnet, Carroll told police someone had backed into her. She later admitted she slid on the grass “at no more than 5km/h”.

Her boyfriend and passenger Hayden Harpley pleaded guilty to participating in the hooning and told the court his girlfriend had been “peer pressured” to do the burnouts.

Both were convicted and issued a fine, with their licence disqualified for six months.

ROAD RAGE ON SCHOOL RUN

Melissa Callaghan drove into the drive-through around 9am and quickly became impatient. Picture: Facebook

The line up for McDonald’s at Minto was growing in July last year when Melissa Callaghan drove into the drive-through around 9am and quickly became impatient beeping her horn and shouting “move up, f**king d*ckhead”.

The man in the car ahead, yelled back “Where am I meant to go?” prompting Callaghan, 32, to move her black Commodore forward and collide with the rear of his Hyundai Getz at low speed.

Callaghan got out of her car, shouting “you f**king gronk, I hope you have insurance”.

She then went up to his open window, and started punching him before the victim put his arms up to defend himself, Campbelltown Court heard.

The victim’s wife then jumped out of their vehicle to take a photo of Callaghan as evidence and got scared, jumping back into the Hyundai.

Callaghan shouted “you fat s***” and punched the woman in her left eye through the car’s open window.

McDonald’s staff members called police, and the man blocked Callaghan from leaving with his car. She locked her car in the drive-through and walked off.

Police obtained CCTV footage of the incident and arrested Callaghan when she returned to pick up her car and she was charged with two counts of common assault and one of negligent driving.

In Campbelltown Court, her legal aid lawyer said she’d been emotionally charged on the morning of the incident on July 7, as it was around the time of an anniversary of the death of a child.

The magistrate said it was a ‘serious road rage incident’ and convicted Callaghan, fining her $850.