Overview

• Police allege Kirsty Lee Parker, 19, drove at 168km/h on the M1 as a learner with a 10-month-old in the car and failed to stop.
• The pursuit moved from Somersby toward Lake Macquarie, with spike strips twice avoided and a crash reported before the car was found abandoned in Windale.
• Parker was arrested near the vehicle with four adults, the baby was located in the car, and police say the four passengers were later released without charge.
• She faces charges including exceeding a learner limit by more than 45km/h, reckless driving, failing to comply with police directions, and seatbelt and unsafe passenger offences.
• Bail was refused after a video-link hearing, the court heard she is 11 weeks pregnant and was sentenced earlier this week for shoplifting, and the case returns to Gosford Local Court on October 8.