Analyst explains why video of motorist allegedly doing 260km/h in CT difficult to prosecute

"To prosecute somebody, you have to prove several things: date, time and location. So, we have to know exactly when it happened and exactly when. In this case, we have a reasonable indication of location but no definite indication of date. Although it could've been posted on Monday night, it could've been filmed on Sunday or Saturday; we don't know.

"The next thing we've got to know is, we've got to identify the actual vehicle. There is no registration number, no number plate, nothing inside it. Then, we've got to identify that the vehicle was actually driven at that location with video or photo evidence.

"Lastly, we have to identify the driver if we want to identify that he's in any way liable.

"I did watch the video, it's still on Instagram, there's not only one, there's two or three videos referencing this car now. In the video, I can see from his watch on his left arm, it seems to be an Apple watch, it looks like the same arm, it looks like the same car from the little fragrance thing hanging from the mirror. But in terms of prosecution, it's probably going to be ineffective. You can't simply say that it looks a lot like somebody did something.

"The question is not whether or not there's a good chance of successful prosecution; the question is, 'Why would you do that to start with?'

"With the social media influencer dynamic we have, one must be very careful until we've conclusively proven that it was him driving and not a twin brother or his friend with the same watch. How do you really bring this to book? If he makes any kind of public statement, that would change everything. Whether he will or not, I don't know.

"In my mind, by the time you're willing to film a video going at 260 km/h indicated speed on a public road, completely ignoring the possibility of pedestrians, as much as they're not supposed to be there, the possibility of a mechanical failure, the possibility of oil on the road, the possibility of another vehicle or motorcycle without lights in your way.

"Just the fact that these dynamics are ever-present, I would expect somebody with an education of this ilk to have much better foresight and intelligence surrounding this, if indeed, we can verify that this is the actual doctor driving the car."

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