A man who led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car for 70km that ended near Dubbo at the weekend had a blood alcohol reading of 0.08 and had never held a licence, court documents show.
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Andrew James Fernando, 21, pleaded guilty to a string of charges related to the pursuit that began south of Gulargambone on Saturday night and ended after police deployed road spikes near Eumungerie.
Facing Dubbo Local Court on Monday, Fernando also pleaded guilty to stealing a car from a Walgett home and to breaking into a school in the town and stealing several guitars earlier on Saturday evening.
An arrest warrant for Fernando had been issued by Bathurst District Court on December 18, court documents show.
Fernando had never held any form of licence to drive and had been before the courts a number of times for unlicensed driving, court documents show.
As a result the Bathurst man had been disqualified from driving until 2018.
Court documents show the detail of the seven driving-related offences to which Fernando pleaded guilty on Monday.
On Saturday between 6pm and 7pm he stole a Ford Falcon from a Walgett address, driving off in the unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
About 10.15pm, Coonamble police detected the car travelling south along the Castlereagh Highway at Gulargambone.
They activated all warning devices but the vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was started, continuing in a southerly direction.
In the next 29 minutes the vehicle reached speeds of 150km/h in a 110km/h zone more than once, first on the Castlereagh Highway and then on the Newell Highway.
As it entered the township of Gilgandra its speed was checked at 119km/h in an 80km/h zone, and as it turned on to the Newell Highway it momentarily reached a speed of 140km/h in a 60km/h zone.
The vehicle continued at 150km/h in the 110km/h zone as it headed south towards Dubbo before it hit the road spikes and both front tyres were deflated.
After his arrest Fernando underwent breath analysis and returned a mid-range reading of 0.08.
Fernando, who appeared before magistrate Claire Girotto via video link from a correctional centre, made no application for bail.
He remained remanded in custody and the matters were adjourned until Monday (January 25).
