A Howlong man who once grabbed the throat of a policeman trying to arrest him is now facing sentence over a series of serious driving-related offences.
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The most serious involved a police pursuit that began at The Rock near Wagga and briefly ended when they lost sight of Benjamin Dinan's car at Culcairn.
By that time, Dinan had increased his speed to about 150km/h.
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An Albury Highway Patrol crew then saw the car, but terminated the pursuit after Dinan took them through Walla.
Dinan, now 31, has pleaded guilty in Albury Local Court to several sets of driving-related charges and has been further remanded in custody in Junee jail for sentencing on June 11.
Police told the court the pursuit began on November 23 about 5pm when Dinan's Ford Fiesta was seen on the Olympic Highway.
The car did not have a front number plate, while the back plate was last registered to a man from Cootamundra before being cancelled in 2015.
Police turned on their lights and sirens and pursued Dinan, who refused to stop.
He travelled at about 100km/h, slowed to 85km/h through Yerong Creek and then continued on the highway towards Henty at 100km/h.
In Henty he slowed to 80km/h before pushing his car to 150km/h "all the way to Culcairn. Police were struggling to keep up with him."
Charges Dinan pleaded guilty to included police pursuit, driving while disqualified and car theft.