Unlicensed NSW driver allegedly clocked at 200km/h with three kids in car

A driver with three children in the car, including a baby boy, has spent the night behind bars after allegedly being clocked at 200km/h before crashing.

Three children aged under five, including a seven-month-old baby, have been lucky to escape unharmed after the car they were travelling in was allegedly clocked at 200km/h before crashing.

Police first spotted the Holden Commodore allegedly speeding along the M1 Pacific Motorway at Mooney Mooney, in Sydney’s northwest, about 11.20pm on Sunday.

A police pursuit was started when the driver, who was unlicensed, failed to stop and sped off.

Police will allege the car reached speeds of up to 200km/h during the pursuit in a signposted 110km/h zone along the M1 motorway.

The car stopped a short time later after hitting a concrete barrier.

NSW Police said the driver, a 35-year-old man from Tregear, held an expired learner permit and was disqualified.

A 28-year-old woman and their three children – two boys aged seven months and five years old and a three-year-old girl – were passengers in the car.

The kids were taken to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead to be checked as a precaution, with the girl treated for bruising.

The driver was arrested and taken to Hornsby police station where he was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously, drive motor vehicle while disqualified, drive with low-range PCA (prescribed concentration of alcohol), and speeding.

He was refused bail to face Hornsby Local Court on Monday.

A child-at-risk notification was also made by police.

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