Begging ‘birthday boy' calls his mom after getting his Ferrari towed for speeding
Footage shared by York Regional Police in Canada on 5 August shows a traffic officer stopping a motorist for allegedly driving at 130 km/h in a 70 km/h zone in October 2024.
The driver initially denied that he was speeding, before begging: 'Please, it's my birthday', with the officer replying that there is 'nothing that I can do' and issuing a stunt driving offence.
'They're going to take my car? Please officer, just give me the ticket, I beg you,' the driver pleaded before his vehicle was towed away.
He can later be heard ringing his mother, requesting that she 'pick him up'.
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