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In today’s social landscape, if something happens and it’s not on social media, did it really ever happen? The answer, for most people, is no, it did not.
This explains the amount of stupid, reckless, and downright illegal stuff people film themselves doing and then post on social media or other content-sharing platforms. The car community is no different, whether we’re talking about drag racing, reckless driving, or the now-classic instances of Autopilot-related dumb stunts.
Sometimes, this never-ending quest for those 15 minutes of elusive fame comes back with a vengeance. This is one of those cases and, while it was nothing as dramatic as you could be tempted to believe, it still proves that common sense should prevail when you engage in any type of illegal activity.
IndyStar reports that the Indiana State Police were able to charge a driver with reckless driving after he filmed himself doing 213 mph (342 kph) on the I-465 in Indianapolis and posted the video online. The Drive says the video went online on YouTube last November, “2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 Naturally Aspirated (0-213MPH),” and has since been taken down. The driver is one Gabriel Sleiman, who, you guessed, runs a channel for auto enthusiasts.
According to the report, police received several notifications about the video, which prompted an investigation. The Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists launched a follow-up investigation and determined that the Lambo passed another vehicle in the video at a speed of 198 mph (318 kph).
And here’s a somewhat surprising twist in the story: brought in for talks one month after the fact, Sleiman told the police that, while that was his car in the video, it was going nowhere as fast as it seemed. For one, his Huracan can’t reach that top speed; secondly, “the online videos of his vehicles are fake and ‘deceptively edited’ to make his car appear faster.” The Internet is made of lies if you can believe it.
In total, Sleiman has 15 traffic citations related to speeding since 2006, not counting this one. He is due in court in April, but he’s not exactly sweating over it since he just thanked someone who mockingly congratulated him for the reckless driving charge.
Sometimes, this never-ending quest for those 15 minutes of elusive fame comes back with a vengeance. This is one of those cases and, while it was nothing as dramatic as you could be tempted to believe, it still proves that common sense should prevail when you engage in any type of illegal activity.
IndyStar reports that the Indiana State Police were able to charge a driver with reckless driving after he filmed himself doing 213 mph (342 kph) on the I-465 in Indianapolis and posted the video online. The Drive says the video went online on YouTube last November, “2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 Naturally Aspirated (0-213MPH),” and has since been taken down. The driver is one Gabriel Sleiman, who, you guessed, runs a channel for auto enthusiasts.
According to the report, police received several notifications about the video, which prompted an investigation. The Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists launched a follow-up investigation and determined that the Lambo passed another vehicle in the video at a speed of 198 mph (318 kph).
And here’s a somewhat surprising twist in the story: brought in for talks one month after the fact, Sleiman told the police that, while that was his car in the video, it was going nowhere as fast as it seemed. For one, his Huracan can’t reach that top speed; secondly, “the online videos of his vehicles are fake and ‘deceptively edited’ to make his car appear faster.” The Internet is made of lies if you can believe it.
In total, Sleiman has 15 traffic citations related to speeding since 2006, not counting this one. He is due in court in April, but he’s not exactly sweating over it since he just thanked someone who mockingly congratulated him for the reckless driving charge.
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