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The Independent
5 days ago
- The Independent
Begging ‘birthday boy' calls his mom after getting his Ferrari towed for speeding
A birthday boy who got his Ferrari towed after he was pulled over for speeding called his mother to ask for a ride home. 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'.
CTV News
06-08-2025
- CTV News
‘Please, it's my birthday': Ferrari driver charged in York Region
A man was pulled over by York Regional Police on his way to his birthday party for allegedly driving 130 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. York Regional Police have charged a Ferrari driver who was caught allegedly travelling at nearly two times the speed limit and claimed he was on his way to his own birthday party. In a post on social media, police shared video of the traffic stop after the driver was clocked going 130 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. 'Please, it's my birthday,' the driver is heard saying to the police officer during the stop. 'I'm on my way to my birthday party. I haven't driven the Ferrari in a while.' 'Officer… I'm on my way to my birthday party, please officer, please.' At first, the driver didn't believe he was speeding, but after seeing his recorded speed on the radar, he began to beg the officer for mercy. 'They're going to take my car? Officer, please, please officer, please just give me the ticket, I beg you,' the driver pleaded with the officer, as his vehicle is about to be towed away. In the video, the driver can be heard calling his mother, 'Ma, you have to come pick me up, the police pulled me over.' In the caption of their video, York Regional Police asked, 'Do you think this guy's parents still let him have cake and open presents?' The driver was charged with stunt driving and is facing a 30-day licence suspension. They may be fined by the courts.
CTV News
06-08-2025
- CTV News
‘Please, it's my birthday': Ferrari driver arrested in York Region
A man was pulled over by York Regional Police on his way to his birthday party for allegedly driving 130 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual York Regional Police have charged a Ferrari driver who was caught allegedly travelling at nearly two times the speed limit and claimed he was on his way to his own birthday party. In a post on social media, police shared video of the traffic stop after the driver was clocked going 130 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. 'Please, it's my birthday,' the driver is heard saying to the police officer during the stop. 'I'm on my way to my birthday party. I haven't driven the Ferrari in a while.' 'Officer… I'm on my way to my birthday party, please officer, please.' At first, the driver didn't believe he was speeding, but after seeing his recorded speed on the radar, he began to beg the officer for mercy. 'They're going to take my car? Officer, please, please officer, please just give me the ticket, I beg you,' the driver pleaded with the officer, as his vehicle is about to be towed away. In the video, the driver can be heard calling his mother, 'Ma, you have to come pick me up, the police pulled me over.' In the caption of their video, York Regional Police asked, 'Do you think this guy's parents still let him have cake and open presents?' The driver was charged with stunt driving and is facing a 30-day licence suspension. They may be fined by the courts.
CBC
22-07-2025
- CBC
Roof ripped off car in single-vehicle King Township crash, driver hospitalized
A man sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision in the Township of King last Friday, York Regional Police said in a news release Tuesday. The vehicle was found deep in a forested area with the roof completely ripped out, after officers responded to reports of a black sedan that went off the road near 16th Sideroad and 7th Concession around 7:30 a.m. Nobody else was injured, police said. The driver was alone in the vehicle and was transported to a trauma centre in Toronto. Anyone with information is asked to contact York police.
