A MAN pulled on a handbrake while his girlfriend was driving at 60km/h, causing the car to crash into a light pole.

The accused, 39, appeared before Mildura Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to the offence.

The court was told that one night in January the man and his girlfriend were driving home from a party when they began arguing.

He asked the woman to twice pull over so he co...