A young drink-driver who killed a friend in a crash was twice pursued by police within three hours and warned by others of the risks he was taking on the morning he lost control of a ute and smashed into a power pole, a court has heard.

Alexander Shane Booth, 20, was detected by police driving at 200km/h along a gravel road in Pakenham about 3.15am on January 15, 2012, having spent the previous four hours drinking alcohol at various addresses in the area.

The accident scene on McGregor Road, Pakenham. Credit:Wayne Hawkins

At 5.40am, on the same road and again after being pursued by police, Booth lost control of the ute at 151km/h and crashed into a concrete power pole.

His friend, Lee Davy, 19, the owner of the ute but sitting in the passenger seat without a seatbelt on, was killed.