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Spanish police use social media to apprehend young driver

A social campaign launched by Spanish police to find a dangerous driver, was successful after less than 24-hours. The 20-year-old student uploaded a video of himself on YouTube openly steering his car from the passenger seat. Leaning across the car so as to reach the pedals, the student could be seen yawning while an on-coming truck sped past.
The Policia Nacional posted his photo on their Twitter page with the caption: “Don’t let anyone play with your life or anyone else’s on the road. We are searching for him.”
The video received over 15,000 hits on YouTube in less than an hour, before it was removed from the site.
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08/03/2014 - 06:54 |
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