A man who drove at speeds of up to 178 kilometres an hour on the Hume Highway near Goulburn – weaving in and out of traffic and driving around two sets of road spikes before being stopped – will be reflecting on his horror trip in jail.

Jaidyn Scott De-ath, 20, of Bonner, pleaded guilty to not stopping under police pursuit, driving dangerously, speeding, dishonestly obtaining property by deception, driving with a cancelled licence and driving with an illicit drug in his system when he appeared in Goulburn Local Court by audio-visual link on Wednesdsay.

The vehicle was travelling at 178km/h near the south Goulburn exit ramp on the Hume Highway. Credit:Quentin Jones

Police facts tendered in court said that on January 27 at 7.10am, officers were conducting speed enforcement duties on the Hume Highway near Marulan when they observed a black Holden Captiva, driven by De-ath, travelling at 127km/h.

Police followed, activating lights and siren, but at Narambulla Creek the car changed lanes and over took other vehicles. Police began a pursuit as the car sped up to 130km/h, then 142km/h, before continuing over taking traffic. The vehicle reached 170km/h at the top of Carrick Hill. Police set up road spikes at Run O Waters Creek as the vehicle travelled towards it at speeds between 135km/h and 178km/h.