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Guardia Civil identified a man in Spain who posted on social media videos showing him driving at 261 kilometres a hour.
In his five-seater car, the 28-year old Santander resident carried six passengers – four of whom were minors.
Guardia in Cantabria began their investigation in September, after discovering two videos that he had uploaded on social media.
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Five people were in the vehicle’s rear without a seatbelt.
The officers deduced the videos were taken on the A-67, close to Calahorra de Boedo in Palencia and the A-231 as it passes by the Castilla y Leon city of El Burgo Ranero.
The footage was taken on August 30, when the vehicle traveled between Santander and Leon.
The legal process is started once the license plate of the driver has been identified.
For speeding, the potential penalties are a six-month prison sentence and a driving license suspension ranging from one to four year.
For reckless driving the penalty is imprisonment from six months to two and a ban on driving ranging between one and six years.
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