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182 mph YouTube joyride video leads to arrest

A Belgian joyrider’s rare vehicle made it recognizable when footage hit the internet

NZ Herald

A joyrider who drove his Aston Martin nearly 300 kilometres per hour (182MPH) on a Belgian highway was found by police after posting a video of his high-speed adventure on YouTube, Belgian officials said.

The images, which circulated throughout Belgian media, were filmed by a passenger who focused the camera on the speedometer that read 293 kilometres.

Police tracked down the owner largely because the vehicle is so rare, a spokesman for prosecutors in the Termonde region told the Belga news agency.

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