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Subscriber only A 24-year-old will have lifelong disabilities after taking a motorcycle on a 174km/h midday joy ride along a busy road and causing a horror crash but that did not stop the Magistrate sentencing him to jail. Jayden Geoffrey Rayner pleaded guilty to four charges in Redcliffe Magistrates Court on January 28, including dangerous operation of a motorcycle, unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. All offences occurred on August 25, 2020. The court heard that on this day, at about 11.45am, Rayner, rode a motorcycle along Anzac Ave, Rothwell. Witnesses reported him weaving in and out of traffic, riding on one wheel and travelling at excessive speeds, the court heard.