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A Kooringal woman who told police a malfunctioning cruise control was responsible for her travelling up to 91km/h above the speed limit with a three-year-old in the car has learnt her fate. Jessica Marie Rushby, 26, pleaded guilty to driving recklessly, furiously or in a dangerous manner or speed in Wagga Local Court on Wednesday. Police were conducting stationary speed checks when Rushby was clocked at 99km/h in a 50km/h zone on MacLeay Street at Turvey Park. The vehicle further accelerated to reach 141km/h before slowing for a roundabout. Informed of her speed, Rushby told police her brakes had failed to release the function. Rushby’s solicitor, David Barron, told the court his client had genuine remorse for the incident. She was sentenced to a 12-month good behaviour bond.

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