Shaun Davis, a 42-year-old reckless driver that filmed himself hitting speeds as fast as 192 miles per hour while driving luxury vehicles on country roads, was given more than two years of jail time.
In the videos released by the authorities, Davis could be seen reaching dangerous speeds in different high-performance cars, including an Audi RS6 and a BMW M5.
Davis' personal videos resulted in him landing in court, as authorities discovered incriminating videos on his phone. The driver pleaded as not guilty for the 12 dangerous driving charges placed on him, but the jury found Davis guilty of four counts after a trial at the Northampton Crown Court that lasted for three days.
Davis was sentenced with 28 months of imprisonment and received a disqualification from getting behind the wheel of a car for a period of 10 years.
"After examining Shaun Davis' mobiles phones, we found multiple videos of him driving grossly in excess of the maximum national speed limit, with no regard for the safety of other motorists, pedestrians or himself," said East Midlands Special Operations Unit detective inspector Greg Maides, adding that the unit is pleased with the outcome of the trial.
The four dangerous driving counts that convicted Davis saw the driver reaching speeds from 150 miles per hour to 192 miles per hour from different videos taken between the years 2012 and 2014. The videos that showed these acts were discovered on his mobile phone after Davis was arrested by the police on an unrelated incident.
One of the videos also saw Jordan Davis, the driver's daughter, getting into the passenger seat of a Nissan GT-R as his father drives to dangerous speeds.
The daughter was found guilty for inciting dangerous driving, and was given a disqualification from driving for two years along with a conditional discharge of 18 months.
While companies continue to push the limits of vehicular technology to reach higher speeds more efficiently, the imprisonment of Davis should serve as a deterrent to drivers that perform similar reckless acts.
