Motorcyclist jailed for travelling at 244km/h
A MOTORCYCLIST clocked at 244km/h after a bad night at work was travelling the fastest a magistrate has ever dealt with.
Sean Michael Wynne, 25, was yesterday jailed for four months, with a magistrate saying his fate should be a a wake-up call to any would-be lead foot.
Wynne, from Lake Macquarie, told police he had a bad night at work and "just opened it up" when he was detected by radar travelling 244km/h is a 90km/h zone in Newcastle on October 17.
"This is the highest speed I've ever seen in a court," Magistrate Michael Morahan said.
Mr Morahan said it was imperative the court set an example and deterrent to young people caught driving at such reckless and dangerous speeds.
"I need to step in and show the community it's no use just making warnings. It seems a lot of people your age commit these types of offences and the only thing they understand is jail," Mr Morahan said.
Police were conducting speed checks on Hillsborough Rd at 12.50am, when they detected Wynne speeding along on his red and black Honda CBR 1000 bike.
The court was told Wynne, who works as a storeman, was travelling at such speed that police were unable to catch up to him, but later caught up with him at his house, where he [u]admitted</u> to the dangerous driving offence.
The magistrate said imprisonment was the only choice of penalty for such an action.
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