A Concord man has been found guilty of reckless driving after he recorded himself speeding on Interstate Highway 680 and posted those videos to YouTube, prosecutors said Monday.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office and the California Highway Patrol said in a joint press statement that 33-year-old Scott Kitfield was found guilty last month of reckless driving and driving without a license. The CHP said public complaints about a gray BMW speeding and driving recklessly along I-680 led investigators to a YouTube channel belonging to Kitfield.
Minutes later, the CHP said Kitfield reached 120 mph while racing another car in Martinez and later exited the freeway at Willow Pass Road in Concord after passing a CHP patrol car. He surrendered following a brief chase. Investigators searched his computer and dash camera and found more videos of him speeding. On April 3, he was convicted of reckless driving and driving without a license.
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