Driver Jailed After Posting Dangerous Driving Video

0:00On March 17, a driver in Nottinghamshire basically convicted himself by posting dash cam footage of his dangerous driving on Facebook. 21-year-old Jack Slack filmed himself blasting through a red light at 70 miles per hour in Mansfield, then speeding and overtaking cars. Recklessly along nearby roads, a member of the public spotted the video and tipped off Nottinghamshire police on October 30, 2024. Officers masked his Volkswagen Polo to traffic camera data from the incident on Sunday, October 27. Slack got two notices of intended prosecution, admitted he was driving, but skipped questions in his police interview. He first pleaded not guilty, then changed it before Nottingham Crown Court on March 6. The judge handed down an eight-month prison term, suspended for two years, plus an 18-month driving ban, 150 hours of unpaid work, and the need for an extended driving test to give back on the road. Police called it a rare case of self-snitching, stressing they and the courts won't tolerate such risky behavior behind the wheel.