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A jury found Miles Hudson, notoriously known as the "Belltown Hellcat," guilty of reckless driving and reckless driving racing in Seattle between December 1, 2023, and February 24, 2024.
On the stand, Hudson claimed the viral street racing video was a staged and edited Need for Speed–style skit for his Instagram audience, asserting the car never actually reached 107 mph as shown in the Instagram video he posted.
Despite Hudson’s claim of video editing and performance art, jurors were swayed by police testimony and video evidence allegedly showing real-life dangerous driving through Seattle's public streets.
SEATTLE - The Seattle Municipal Court jury has reached a verdict in the highly publicized case of Miles Hudson , finding the 22-year-old social media personality, guil