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24 September 2025
Uber driver reached 178km/h in rush for hospital

A Melbourne-based Uber driver was caught in a 178km/h dash along the Hume Freeway trying to get his sick friend to a hospital, a court has heard.

The Fawkner man appeared at the Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday to plead guilty for dangerously speeding nearly 70km/h over the speed limit.

The court heard police saw a black station wagon speeding along the Hume Freeway at Glenrowan around ...

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