Police pursuit near Howlong ended when hoon driver sped off

Albury Local Court magistrate Richard Funston warned Kayne Nicholas Phillips he was "not convinced" that such a sentence was not warranted.

Police were conducting mobile speed enforcement duties on the Riverina Highway, east of Howlong, on August 4, 2018, when Phillips' car came towards them.

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His speed was 152km/h, rising to 156km/h before dropping to 136km/h.

The officers had to wait for traffic to pass before doing a U-turn to follow Phillips, who continued at high speed before turning into Whittaker Lane, an unsealed road.

Dust and stones thrown up by Phillips meant they had to keep some distance as they pursued his car, which at one point reached 132km/h in what was a 100km/h zone.

Phillips clocked 161km/h just as he headed into Howlong. He travelled along Hawkins Street, where police lost sight of him as he hit 130km/h in a 50km/h residential zone.

The car had been loaned to Phillips.

The owner later told police Philips had phoned him to say "he had been in a chase and I should report the car stolen".

Police prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Pike said Phillips' offending was so serious that no other penalty other than full-time jail could be imposed.

Defence lawyer Sascha McCorriston submitted that Phillips be sentenced to an intensive corrections order.

She said this was appropriate as he was already under supervision, having been released from a Victorian jail on parole in January after serving more than two years inside.

Mr Funston said he was not going to "rush" such a serious matter through the court.

"He's facing a jail sentence clearly, with that criminal record - the threshold has been crossed."

Phillips, 30, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, second offences of police pursuit and disqualified driving, and a charge of exceeding speed by more than 45km/h.

He will be sentenced on May 12.

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