Posted on 10/31/2021 8:50:22 PM PDT by blueplum
A Florida TikTok star deliberately sparked a 100mph police chase - then told cops who arrested him his wealth and youth made him immune from the law, it is claimed.
Damaury Mikula, 18, of Pasco, Florida, has more than four million followers on TikTok and has frequently posted content featuring his Dodge Challenger, a vehicle that can go up to 141mph with a top price of around $60,000.
The TikTok star, who is said to make $400,000 to $450,000 per year, was recorded on Friday being chased in that car by Pasco County Police at the intersection of State Route 54 at Sunlake Boulevard in Florida....
...'Mr. Mikula advised his state of mind was that he is young, makes a lot of money, and has a fast car and he can do whatever he wants,' Trooper W. Kelly of the Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
We called it “peeling out”, “burning rubber” or “gettin’ scratch”. Mid 1970’s in Texas.
This stunt will only earn him more followers. Teenage girls are all into this stuff these days.
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