Hoon told officers he ‘didn’t give a f--k’ about other motorists who should have just ‘got out of the way’

A teen who was allegedly part of a youth gang which stole luxury cars from a Brighton home was clocked driving at 240km/h into oncoming traffic.

A 15-year-old boy was on six counts of bail when he was behind the wheel of a stolen car reaching speeds of up to 240km/h on the wrong side of a freeway, a court has heard.

The teen, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared in a children’s court on Thursday where he was refused bail after a magistrate deemed him to be a danger to the public.

“The offending is, in my view, so grave and put other members of the community at such high risk,” the magistrate said.

“I am not satisfied that the young person is anything other than an unacceptable risk of endangering the public.”

The court heard the teen was on six counts of bail for 43 charges related to a spate of alleged aggravated burglaries and vehicle thefts dating back to last July.

He is also accused of assault, criminal damage and drug and weapon possession.

The teen was allegedly part of a youth gang which broke into a Brighton home around 1.15am on January 29 and stole three luxury cars — a Porsche, Mercedes and a Land Rover.

The occupants were home at the time and tracked the stolen Mercedes with a tracking app.

Police deployed the air wing which began tracking the vehicle in Frankston around 3am.

Footage played to court showed several close calls with oncoming traffic as it drove on the wrong side of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at speeds of up to 240km/h.

Footage showed the teen hoon driving at 240km/h on the wrong side of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway. Picture: Getty

The boy’s co-accused were dropped off in Fitzroy before he was arrested after allegedly running out of fuel on the on-ramp to the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.

The court heard the teen made partial admissions to police but claimed he only climbed into the driver’s seat after his co-accused exited the vehicle.

Opposing bail, Detective Senior Constable Ryan Larkins said the boy was remorseless and told officers he “didn’t give a f--k” about other motorists who should have just “got out of the way”.

He told the court it was “near impossible” to manage the teen’s bail conditions and police were concerned he would reoffend if released.

“It’s highly likely he will kill himself or an innocent member of the public given his reckless driving,” he said.

The court heard there were 14 victims from the teen’s alleged crime spree and he previously failed to attend court.

Seated in the dock beside custody officers, the boy at times sobbed during the bail application.

He was supported in court by his mother.

The boy will return to court next week.