Speeder convicted after bragging online
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 6:51 PM ET
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A 19-year-old man from a Toronto suburb has pleaded guilty to careless driving after boasting online that he drove 100 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on a residential street.
Vladimir Rigenco was banned from driving for six months and sentenced to 12 months probation after entering his plea Aug. 5, York Regional Police said in a statement released Tuesday.
York police were approached April 9 by an American man, who informed them of a post made on an online car forum in which Rigenco described how he drove his 2006 BMW M5S in excess of 100 km/h over the speed limit on Apple Blossom Drive in Vaughan, just north of Toronto.
According to the police release, several of those who follow the BMW 5 Series forum "lambasted" him and "proved themselves responsible by not encouraging the suspect's behaviour."
Police investigated the case and arrested Rigenco on April 16 and charged him with careless driving.
As part of his sentence, Rigenco also has to complete a remedial driving course and pay a $1,000 fine.
Corrections and Clarifications
- Vladimir Rigenco boasted about speeding on an online car forum called 5 Series Forums, not on a Facebook group page, as originally reported. Aug. 10, 2010 | 6:45 p.m. ET
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