If you’re going to commit serious driving offenses, creating your own video evidence for the prosecution probably isn’t the smartest move. But British semi-professional soccer player Connor Charlton was jailed for four years after filming himself driving a BMW X3 M at up to 191 mph (307 kmh) on public roads.
The 32-year-old striker for Nostell Miners Welfare FC recorded far more than one ridiculous high-speed run. Other footage reportedly showed him weaving between traffic deep into triple-digit speeds, launching from a stop light and reaching 157 mph (253 kmh), and drifting the performance SUV around a roundabout while someone else filmed.
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