Ahmed Khallouf sentenced for dangerous driving on M5 Motorway at Beverly Hills

A teenage apprentice who reached the heart-stopping speed of 225km/h on the M5 Motorway – before colliding with two traffic lights on an off ramp – will be off the road for two years.

Ahmed Khallouf, 19, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to three driving charges in Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

A P-plate carpenter has narrowly avoided jail after he travelled nearly three times the speed limit at 225km/h before he crashed into two traffic lights.

Ahmed Khallouf, 19, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to three driving charges in Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday.

Agreed facts tendered to court state Khallouf, a third year carpentry apprentice, was driving along the M5 Motorway at Beverly Hills when he passed an unmarked highway patrol car about 9.30pm on January 29.

Khallouf was driving his mother’s black Audi S3 when he passed the police car “well in excess of the signposted speed limit,” the documents state.

Police clocked the Marrickville green P-plater travelling at 225km/h in an 80km/h zone and were unable to catch up to him.

Ahmed Khallouf his paying off his mother’s written-off car. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

Khallouf wove around traffic while travelling at high speed and police activated their lights and sirens in an attempt to stop him.

Khallouf took the Bexley Rd off ramp and failed to turn left and collided with traffic lights.

The traffic light flew 20m and Khallouf’s car spun 180 degrees before he crashed into another traffic light in the intersection.

Police found tyre debris and parts of the car’s brakes about 30m from where the vehicle stopped.

Khallouf got out of the driver’s side seat and a man exited the passenger side before both were arrested but the passenger was later released.

Khallouf showed officers his P2 licence and admitted to knowing he was not allowed to drive the car because it was prohibited and knew he was not displaying his plates.

He returned negative roadside breath and drug tests and police noted the front tyres were bald and not compliant with regulations.

Khallouf must complete 50 hours of community service work.

Khallouf was charged with driving in a dangerous manner, not displaying P-plates and not complying with high performance vehicle restriction.

His lawyer Mark Kryakos conceded his client’s actions were “alarming” and Khallouf was fortunate there was not a “catastrophic outcome”.

He said his client was remorseful, was in full time employment and came from a stable family.

The court also heard he completed the traffic offenders program and was paying off his mother to reimburse her for the written-off car.

Magistrate Philip Stewart said Khallouf put the community in “horrendous” risk and his speed was “outrageous”.

Mr Stewart accepted Khallouf was remorseful and was young but noted the community needed to be protected.

Khallouf was sentenced to a six month, two week intensive correction order – a jail sentence served in the community, – was convicted, disqualified from driving for two years and must complete 50 hours of community service.