Infamous Seattle Dodge Charger Hellcat owner who thought he was awesome for terrorizing the city with his clamorous exhausts and reckless driving caught up with him with his actions. After the judge ruled that he couldn’t drive his “Belltown Hellcat” because it disturbed the peace with the roar of the V8 engine, Hellcat owner Miles Hudson appears to have ignored this ruling. He may come to regret it, just like Seattle ENTER News reports the city fined him $83,000.
Hudson was known to both drive recklessly and rev his engine around town, often filming himself doing so. Everything changed when he was arrested twice. The second time, the police let him know they knew he had a following on social media because of his antics. A court order banning him from driving and some jail time later, but Hudson doesn’t seem to care that any of this happened.
The Seattle attorney’s office alleged that “Hudson continued to ‘show off’ his charger’s excessive noise on his Instagram account.” This begs the question – if you’re going to do something like this, why post it on social media? That’s how you get caught. We are in no way condoning this guy’s behavior, but you would have to be an idiot to go back on social media doing the same thing you just got caught and went to jail.
In a statement, City Attorney Ann Davison called for the city to be awarded any fines and penalties resulting from Hudson’s actions.
Mr. Hudson cultivated Internet infamy by flagrantly violating Seattle’s ordinances and waking neighbors with excessive noise. It’s high time he faced the consequences of his actions. Therefore, I have asked the court to declare Mr. Hudson in default and impose all applicable penalties on the city.
The bounty is another result of Hudson’s inaction. Apparently, as part of his sentence, he was to show the city that the Hellcat’s modified exhaust system had been repaired; according to police, he modified the Hellcat’s exhaust to intentionally fire backwards, which was described as sounding like gunshots or fireworks. He never fixed it or provided proof, resulting in the city billing him $1,300 per day Lean. This adds up to approximately $83,000. Later this month, Hudson will appear in court again for both the lawsuit and trial on two counts of reckless driving; in March he was caught driving at 170 km/h.
