Hoon tracked down via YouTube

Hoon tracked down via YouTube August 24, 2010 - 9:01AM

An alleged hoon driver, who posted his burnouts and speeding on YouTube, has been reported by Adelaide police for traffic offences.

Police said the video was posted on the internet site in November last year and showed a car doing burnouts and travelling at 210km/h in a 50km/h zone.

It was filmed by a passenger in the car and a police spokesman said that passenger and the driver had now been identified along with the location of the alleged offending in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

He said a 30-year-old man had been reported for driving at a dangerous speed and in a dangerous manner and with misuse of a motor vehicle.

He will be summonsed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court at a later date.

His car has also been impounded for seven days.

"Driving at excessive speed is one of the major risk factors associated with having a crash," the spokesman said.

"Driving at extremely high speeds places the lives of drivers, passengers and other road users at unnecessary risk."

The YouTube video would be used as evidence in court, a police spokeswoman said.

AAP and Ben Grubb

I'd like to see the video....

this gives 'big brother' a whole new concept.... bloody hell.

The Hoon deserves it, get the guy off the road.

Meh... this isn't the first time, and it won't be the last. Cover/remove your number plates, or keep it off the public roads.

If he was doing 210Kph in a 50Kph zone, the car should be crushed. Licesne disqualified for 5 years, and give him community service helping victims of road accidents.

lol...saw this story last night and was going to post it here but figured you would have already Zap

But yeah, suck sh*t to the perpetrator. Anyone got a link?

edit...this article has a video:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/police-want-help-to-catch-rundle-st-youtube-hoon/story-e6frea6u-1225838268044

Unmarked cop car stumbled across the fool and then let him get away. How embarrassing!

edit edit...just realised that's a different story but still hilarious.

Edited 24/08/10 03:34 AM24/08/10 03:34 AM by tab

Contrived Propaganda...

He handed himself in and the vid just happened to be posted on youtube AFTER the fact...

EDIT: fck tab....

former road safety minister Tom Koutsantonis, who vacated the portfolio after his long record of driving offences was revealed,

now that's news worthy....

Edited 24/08/10 03:50 AM24/08/10 03:50 AM by Dagabond

where's the video of this supposed 210 in a 50 zone?

if the speed stated is true then the car should be crushed, licence cancelled indefinately and jail should be considered.