A YouTuber is in scorching water after importing a video during which he claimed to have accomplished the roughly 70-mile (113 km) journey from Colorado Springs to Denver, Colorado, in simply 20 minutes. For context, mere mortals would spend over an hour on this journey. Including to the drama, the police have issued an arrest warrant for the bike rider.

The motorcyclist, recognized by the Colorado State Patrol as Rendon Dietzmann, a 32-year-old from Texas, may be seen reaching speeds of as much as 173 mph (278 km/h) on Interstate 25, weaving via site visitors, and lane splitting, which finally enabled him to finish the journey in roughly one-third of the time it usually takes commuters.

Authorities say Dietzmann revealed the incriminating footage of himself on his YouTube channel, Gixxer Brah. Though the video, titled “From Colorado Springs to Denver in 20 Minutes,” has been faraway from YouTube, fragments of it are nonetheless circulating on-line and have been shared by Colorado prosecutors.

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Investigators have now filed an arrest warrant in opposition to Dietzmann in El Paso County, studies 9News. He’s being charged with seven counts, together with menacing/inserting one other particular person in concern of imminent severe bodily damage, participating in a pace contest, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, rushing 40 mph (65 km/h) over the restrict, participating in exhibition of pace, and working a automobile with no quantity plate hooked up.

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“That is an excessive instance, however sadly an actual one,” State Patrol Sgt. Troy Kessler mentioned. “For those who drive like this, you’ll be able to anticipate to be arrested when you’re situated. That is the most effective end result for an individual who drives violently because the smallest mistake might lead to his dying or that of an harmless particular person within the space.”

Within the video shared by prosecutors, it may be seen that the rider on the bike isn’t even sporting leathers as he weaves via site visitors and passes different autos at nice pace. Whereas some could argue {that a} jacket would do little to guard the rider at such speeds, I think that there are many MotoGP racers who would possibly disagree.

Extra than simply endangering himself, the video additionally exhibits that he’s placing others motorists at risk. Sadly, this seems to be of little concern to Dietzmann, who reportedly posted concerning the arrest warrant on social media.

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