Med student denies driving McLaren supercar at 259km/h down highway

Key points

• A 21-year-old medical student has pleaded not guilty to charges including reckless driving after police allege he drove a McLaren supercar at speeds above 250 kilometres per hour. Auday Faris Dawood Alaswad appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court.
• Police allege the car was clocked at 149 kilometres per hour over the 110 kilometre per hour limit on Forrest Highway near Binningup on August 12. He asked for the matter to be moved to Perth, but the magistrate said the trial would stay in Bunbury.
• The matter returns to court for trial on February 5.