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| Shropshire biker banned after posting speeding videos online | Shropshire biker banned after posting speeding videos online |
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| Video shows biker speeding through Shropshire | |
| A man who posted videos of himself on social media riding a motorbike at nearly 100mph has been caught, banned from driving and fined. | A man who posted videos of himself on social media riding a motorbike at nearly 100mph has been caught, banned from driving and fined. |
| Benjamin Males, 22, of Holgate Drive, Shrewsbury, shared the videos of his bike rides in the county on Instagram, where - complete with wheelies and risky overtaking - they were discovered by West Mercia Police after the content went viral. | |
| Males had tried to hide his identity - and tagged the location as Mexico - but local landmarks and the British countryside were clearly recognisable and police were able to identify him. He was charged with five counts of dangerous driving. | Males had tried to hide his identity - and tagged the location as Mexico - but local landmarks and the British countryside were clearly recognisable and police were able to identify him. He was charged with five counts of dangerous driving. |
| He admitted all charges at Telford Magistrates' Court last month and was disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to take an extended test at the end of the period. | He admitted all charges at Telford Magistrates' Court last month and was disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to take an extended test at the end of the period. |
| He was also told to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work, given a rehabilitation order, and fined £199. | He was also told to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work, given a rehabilitation order, and fined £199. |
| The footage, filmed in the Shrewsbury and Wem areas and posted online in April, came to the attention of officers after it gained more than a million views. | The footage, filmed in the Shrewsbury and Wem areas and posted online in April, came to the attention of officers after it gained more than a million views. |
| Officers were able to identify him even though he disguised his identity, they said | Officers were able to identify him even though he disguised his identity, they said |
| After the court hearing, PC Jack Jackson, said: "The footage in this case, uploaded by Males himself to Instagram, showed an appalling disregard for road safety." | After the court hearing, PC Jack Jackson, said: "The footage in this case, uploaded by Males himself to Instagram, showed an appalling disregard for road safety." |
| He said the conviction should serve as "a stark warning" that social media is not a shield from prosecution, adding police had a range of means to identify people online. | He said the conviction should serve as "a stark warning" that social media is not a shield from prosecution, adding police had a range of means to identify people online. |
| PC Jackson said: "Dangerous riding doesn't just put the rider at risk, it endangers innocent road users and influences others to copy reckless behaviour." | PC Jackson said: "Dangerous riding doesn't just put the rider at risk, it endangers innocent road users and influences others to copy reckless behaviour." |
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