Cheered on by crowd, caught on camera: hoon spared conviction over CBD burnout

Drew Frazer, 27, of White Hills, avoided a conviction after being caught on CCTV doing a burnout in central Bendigo. The incident came after bystanders encouraged him to perform the stunt at the Bull Street and Hargreaves Street intersection at 8:05 p.m. on December 27, 2025. Police used Bendigo Council’s citywide CCTV network, accessible to law enforcement, to track him to his home within hours. Frazer pleaded guilty on November 6 to one charge of driving a vehicle causing loss of traction and one of careless driving for improper use of a motor vehicle. He later told police he called in because he was “just… sitting there,” and a second burnout was reportedly seen six months later. The court heard he used money from a poker machine win to buy and modify a “dream car.” Prosecutors supported no conviction due to his lack of criminal history.