Joshua Luke Crowe sentenced in Dubbo high-speed motorbike riding exposed in GoPro footage handed to police

Joshua Luke Crowe, of Garnet Street in Dubbo, had a Go Pro camera attached to his helmet on August 11 when he joined two other motorbike riders on a trip from Dubbo to Parkes.

Police were handed the GoPro footage after the woman accompanying Crowe in this trip lost control of her motorbike, colliding with the railing ending up in Liverpool hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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The footage handed to police also showed Crowe on three more high-speed rides police describe as "disturbing and graphic".

On August 1, Crowe was captured doing 195km/h in a 100km/h sign posted zone as he travelled from Brocklehurst toward Mogriguy Creek.

During the ride, court documents reveal at one point Crowe reached 211km/h when overtaking another rider.

Later that evening, Crowe embarked along the Mitchell Highway toward Narromine when he reached speeds of up to 169km/h in a 110km/h zone. Footage also showed Crowe overtaking two other riders at a speed of 200km/h.

Through the township of Narromine, Crowe continued to travel at 70km/h in a 50km/h zone.

At one point Crowe and the other riders passed the police station when he fist-bumped a fellow rider in a congratulatory exchange.

The next day Crowe and other riders embarked on another high-speed joy ride. As they approached Sandy Creek, Crowe was captured travelling at 215km/h when overtaking a ute.

As the group travel to Ballimore they rode straight though the railway level crossing on Federation Street near the Golden Highway without stopping.

While travelling back through Elong Elong, Crowe was captured travelling at 160km/h through the town.

Police said he then was seen engaging in a street race with another rider, travelling side-by-side at speeds of up to 200km/h.

In Dubbo Local Court, Crowe pleaded guilty to eight charges related to the various high-speed rides including two counts of negligent driving; three counts of reckless and dangerous driving; two counts of organising and promoting a street race; and one count of failing to stop at a stop sign.

Crowe's defence lawyer told the court he was "shaken" by the accident near Yeoval and volunteered his GoPro footage to police because he knew it was the "right thing to do".

The defence argued Crowe had taken active steps to distance himself from the co-accused and even sold his motorbike.

"He's put his nose down into work," the solicitor said.

"He makes no excuse for his behaviour, and is particularly remorseful."

The court heard Crowe had undertaken the traffic offenders program and was looking for a "more intense" program.

Magistrate Gary Wilson told the court it was the highest speed he had come across during his five years in Dubbo.

"The top speed which was recorded was 252 km/h, which is extraordinary," he said.

"It's the highest I've ever read in the court.

"This could have ended up a lot worse than what it was."

Crowe was sentenced to an aggregate sentence in the form of a 12-month Intensive Corrections Order (ICO) - a jail term served in the community.

He was also ordered to be of good behaviour for the term; must perform 200 hours of community service; was fined $3250; and disqualified from driving for 12 months.