A RECKLESS boy racer has been jailed for hitting 191mph on a motorway.
Semi-pro footballer Connor Charlton filmed the speedo-meter in his souped-up and posted it on .
Connor Charlton filmed the speedo-meter in his souped-up BMW X3M and posted it on social media Credit: SWNS
The reckless boy racer has been jailed for hitting 191mph on a motorway Credit: SWNS
Another video showed him weaving in and out of traffic at 160mph in the £90,000 SUV.
The dad of two captioned it “wow” alongside a laughing emoji.
In further clips he hit 157mph as he sped from a red light, and a pal recorded him “drifting” round a roundabout.
In a spine-chilling near-miss, where Charlton pulled out in front of a white van, a person can be heard exclaiming: “Woah, woah, woah” before screeching with laughter.
His was eventually seized by after he was involved in a crash in September 2023.
The investigation revealed a note on his phone with a fabricated story about the collision — claiming it was another driver’s fault and that they had left the scene.
A search of the car’s computer found it recorded speeds of over 107mph eight times in a year.
Charlton, 32, was charged with ten dangerous driving offences and four of perverting justice for arranging for others to take penalty points for him.
In a spine-chilling near-miss, where Charlton pulled out in front of a white van, a person can be heard exclaiming: ‘Woah, woah, woah’ before screeching with laughter Credit: SWNS
Another video showed him weaving in and out of traffic at 160mph in the £90,000 SUV Credit: SWNS
Video captured him drifting around a roundabout full of traffic Credit: SWNS
Charlton, who posted this image on social media, got four years’ jail and was banned from driving for four years and seven months Credit: SWNS
He admitted all the charges at Leeds crown .
It heard the Nostell Miners Welfare FC striker had two previous convictions unrelated to driving, including being found guilty of ABH in 2019 after punching a man during a five-a-side match in Wakefield, .
Charlton, of nearby Hunslet, got four years’ jail and was banned from driving for four years and seven months.
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