{"id":27053,"date":"2025-07-28T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27053\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:39:10","slug":"inside-story-of-sydney-teenager-jade-muscats-jaguar-speeding-spree-as-she-pleads-guilty-to-six-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27053\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside story of Sydney teenager Jade Muscat\u2019s Jaguar speeding spree as she pleads guilty to six offences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A young P-plater busted driving over 200km\/h in her luxury vehicle in a shocking speeding spree told police she \u201cneeded to get to Melbourne\u201d, court documents reveal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Jade Muscat, 19, has pleaded guilty to six offences after she was caught speeding three times in one day at separate points along the Hume Highway on Saturday, April 12 this year in her black Jaguar F-Pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The saga began when the Sydney teenager was slapped with a speeding ticket after she was clocked travelling at more than 20km\/h over the 110km\/h limit along the Hume Highway at Gunning, in the NSW Southern Tablelands, about 10.40am on Saturday 12 April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">But the fine did little to deter Muscat, who continued to flaunt road rules as she made her way south.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">According to police facts obtained by 7NEWS.com.au, Muscat was again pulled over by Highway Patrol officers just over an hour later after she was detected driving at 215km\/h about 11.45am at Tumblong, 10 minutes south of Gundagai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police issued the teenager, from Paddington in Sydney\u2019s ritzy eastern suburbs, with a court attendance notice for two offences \u2014 driving at a dangerous speed and exceeding speeds more than 45km\/h as a green P-plater \u2014 and suspended her licence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The officers also confiscated her number plates, issued her with a confiscation notice, and placed a confiscation notice on her windscreen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">However, less than two hours later, police received a driving complaint about a black SUV with no number plates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">According to the facts, the driver was seen about 1.30pm weaving in and out of traffic and driving at excess speed near Little Billabong while travelling south along the Hume Highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Officers were dispatched to Table Top, where they took up a stationary position on the Hume Highway, about 1km north of Burma Road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4f3b02e66b3d28acef76b1018f103f525ae1a6ad.png\" alt=\"Jade Muscat has pleaded guilty to six offences.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Jade Muscat has pleaded guilty to six offences. Credit: Social media<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bf0acc75ec0bcf80b4663351835e3efd7b0cc337.jpg\" alt=\"Jade Muscat was pulled over three times along the Hume Highway on 12 April this year.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Jade Muscat was pulled over three times along the Hume Highway on 12 April this year. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cAbout 2.10pm police heard the sound of a vehicle driving at high speed south bound and saw the vehicle through thin vegetation,\u201d the facts read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPolice estimated the speed of the vehicle at over 190kmph, well in excess of the posted 110kmph. Police observed the vehicle to be a black Jaguar SUV with no number plates fitted to the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">As Muscat approached, police used a radar gun to carry out a speed check, which returned a reading of 201km\/h.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The officers then quickly jumped in their vehicle, turned their warning lights on and began chasing Muscat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">According to the facts, Muscat was travelling so fast police had to \u201ccover about 10km over a three-minute time frame at over 200km\/h\u201d to catch up with her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">They eventually reached her about 2.5km north of Tynan Road, where Muscat pulled her vehicle to the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police said when they spoke to Muscat she was \u201cfully aware\u201d she was not to be driving due to her licence being suspended and the number plates being removed from her car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Muscat was arrested and returned a negative breath test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She also admitted to tampering with the number plate confiscation notice police stuck to her car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWhilst the accused was retrieving items from her car, police noticed the vehicle number plate confiscation notice sticker on the passenger floor of the vehicle,\u201d the facts continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPolice enquired with the accused that police that stopped her earlier would have told her that she could not remove the notice, which she replied \u2018they didn\u2019t, but it is written on there\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bcd82e704d08e5a227c9084f256db814b5e0429f.png\" alt=\"The black Jaguar F-Pace was registered in Jade Muscat\u2019s name.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>The black Jaguar F-Pace was registered in Jade Muscat\u2019s name. Credit: Jaguar.com.au<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Muscat was taken to Albury Police Station, where she was charged with drive recklessly\/furiously or speed\/manner dangerous, class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45 km\/h, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, operate vehicle during number-plate confiscation period, and tamper with etc. number-plate confiscation notice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">According to the facts, the events occurred during fine, sunny weather on sealed, dry roads while traffic was \u201cmedium to heavy due to school holidays and families travelling\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">At the station, Muscat told police she continued to drive because \u201cshe needed to get to Melbourne to see family\u201d and \u201chad no other means of getting there as police in Gundagai told her there were no trains from there\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPolice formed the opinion that the accused had no regard for other people on the road and showed no remorse relating to her driving behaviour,\u201d the facts state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cGundagai is a township with a 24-hour service centre, and a bus service that is available for travel if booked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police later dropped one of Muscat\u2019s seven charges \u2014 P2 exceed speed more than 45km\/h \u2014 that was issued during the second speeding incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Muscat faced hearings in Gundagai and Albury last month, during which she pleaded guilty to the six remaining charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police have requested that Muscat\u2019s car be forfeited to the crown upon her conviction under section 245 of the Road Transport Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Under the ACT, if a driver commits a serious offence for a second time within five years, the vehicle they used is eligible to be taken away by the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She is due to appear at Gundagai Local Court on August 15 for sentencing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/domestic-violence-accused-driver-fighting-for-life-after-police-chase-crash-c-19480481\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Domestic violence-accused driver fighting for life after crash<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/motorsport\/australian-motorsport-in-mourning-after-death-of-darren-barlow-in-sydney-crash-c-19492542\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lovely friendly guy\u2019: Driver killed in Sydney motorsport crash identified<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young P-plater busted driving over 200km\/h in her luxury vehicle in a shocking speeding spree told police&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,43,1625,44,5847,3863,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-27053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-crime","tag-headlines","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-nsw-news","tag-sponsored-content","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}