Jason Daniel Horne: Camden South man convicted for speeding on Camden Bypass

A Sydney Trains driver who was nabbed driving at an eye-watering high speed has been told “you’re dreaming” in a bid not to have a conviction recorded.

Jason Horne, a Sydney Trains driver, was caught speeding 170km/hr down the Camden Bypass

A Sydney Trains driver who was nabbed driving at an eye-watering high speed has been told “you’re dreaming” in a bid not to have a conviction recorded.

Jason Daniel Horne, 27, fronted Picton Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to driving more than 45km/h over the speed limit.

Court documents state, police were stationed about 500m north of the intersection of Camden Bypass and Liz Kernohan Drive Elderslie where the speed limit is 100km/h.

About 2am on October 17, police spotted a Mitsubishi Cross Eclipse station wagon and clocked its speed at more than 170km/hr.

Police activated all warning devices and pulled the car over to find Horne, of Camden South, in the driver’s seat. When asked why he was speeding he told the officers he had no excuse and “there was no one around, that’s what I get.”

“The speed travelled by the (Horne) posed a significant risk to the public and other road users,” police facts state.

At court on Wednesday, Horne’s lawyer said there was no explanation other than “a lapse in judgement”. She said he was employed by Sydney Trains and his references speak of a person who “is usually very responsible”.

“A conviction would impact his employment,” the lawyer said.

“[He knows] the consequences could have been catastrophic in the circumstances.”

Magistrate David Degnan rejected the submission of a non-conviction and told him “let’s get real”.

“He’s doing 170km/h in a 100km/h zone … if something happened it could have been catastrophic for him and someone else,” he said.

“He’s not going to walk out of court with a non conviction.

“I don’t know what was going through your mind … there’s nowhere you’re allowed to do 170km/h.

“Anyone who thinks they can drive 70km/h over the limit and keep your licence, in the words of a famous movie character, tell them ‘you’re dreaming’.”

Horne was convicted, fined $2000 and had his licence disqualified for six months.