The infamous Seattle Dodge Charger Hellcat owner who thought he was hot shit for terrorizing the city with his loud exhaust and reckless driving has had his actions catch up with him. After a judge ruled that he couldn’t drive his “Belltown Hellcat” due to him disturbing the peace with its V8 roar, it seems Hellcat owner Miles Hudson ignored the judgment. He might come to regret it as Seattle’s KOMO News reports that the city has fined him $83,000.
Hudson was known to both drive recklessly and rev his engine around town, often filming himself doing so. That all changed when he was pulled over twice, the second time police let him know they knew he had a social media following because of his antics. A court order not to drive the car and a bit of jail time later, but it looks like Hudson doesn’t care that any of that happened.
The Seattle attorney’s office has alleged that “Hudson continues to ‘flaunt’ his Charger’s excessive noise on his Instagram account.” Which raises the question — if you’re going to do something like this, why broadcast it all over social media? That’s how you get caught. We’re in no way endorsing this guy’s behavior, but you’d have to be an idiot to get back on social media doing the same thing you just got caught and went to jail over.
In a statement, City Attorney Ann Davison called for the city to be awarded all fines and penalties as a result of Hudson’s actions.
Mr. Hudson has cultivated online infamy by flagrantly breaking Seattle’s laws and waking his neighbors with excessive noise. It’s time for him to face the consequences of his actions. That’s why I have requested that the court find Mr. Hudson in default and award the City all applicable penalties.
The award is another result of Hudson’s inaction. Apparently, as part of the judgment, he was supposed to show the city that the Hellcat’s modified exhaust system had been fixed; according to police, he had modified the Hellcat’s exhaust to purposely backfire, which was described as sounding like gunfire or fireworks. He never fixed it or submitted proof and as a result, the city hit him with a $ 1,300-a-day fine. That works out to about $83,000 total. Hudson is due back in court later this month for both the suit and a hearing on two counts of reckless driving; he was caught doing 107 mph back in March.