Video evidence

A man in Leeds has been described by the authorities as the UK city's most stupid criminal, after posting 80 videos on the Internet involving a range of vehicle-related offences. One of the video clips showed the man recording the speed of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. It hit speeds of over 224km/h (140mph), double the maximum allowable speed limit on the UK's fastest roads. The man also recorded clips of the car in which he was a passenger when racing other vehicles, driving away from a petrol fil
July 19, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A man in Leeds has been described by the authorities as the UK city's most stupid criminal, after posting 80 videos on the Internet involving a range of vehicle-related offences. One of the video clips showed the man recording the speed of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. It hit speeds of over 224km/h (140mph), double the maximum allowable speed limit on the UK's fastest roads. The man also recorded clips of the car in which he was a passenger when racing other vehicles, driving away from a petrol filling station without paying and refusing to pay a cab driver the proper fare. His court sentence forbids him from taking part in vehicle offences or posting any such offences on the Internet.

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