Brandon Pearce: Teen crashes leaving Hugh King Drive, Mildura

A teenage Mildura driver was caught on CCTV making a ‘d***head’ decision before losing control of his car.

A Mildura driver’s car was damaged after a crash near Hugh King Dr. Picture: iStock

A Mildura teenager “decided to be a d***head” when he sped around a corner and collided with a railway bridge.

Brandon Pearce, 19, did not appear at Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but through a lawyer gave the court permission to deal with his matters in his absence.

Police told the court Pearce was driving a white Holden Commodore on July 16 last year.

He was travelling on Hugh King Dr at 9.45pm when he made a right turn onto Madden Ave at high speed.

Pearce lost control of the car, which smashed into a railway bridge.

The incident was captured on CCTV.

The driver was turning off Mildura’s Hugh King Dr. Picture: Glenn Milne

A witness helped Pearce collect his belongings from the car and he returned to his home.

Police checks revealed Pearce was a learner driver and no L-plates were displayed on the car.

A preliminary breath test was conducted at Pearce’s home and due to the damage to his car, he attended Mildura Base Hospital for assessment.

But when police asked for a blood sample, Pearce refused and left the hospital.

In an August 2 interview with police, Pearce said: “I decided to be a d***head, I crashed my car.”

Magistrate Michael Coghlan fined Pearce an aggregate of $1200.

Pearce’s licence was cancelled and he will be disqualified from driving for two years.