It's no big secret that some folks treat driving laws like they're optional. To avoid getting busted for such behavior, some obscure their plates; others try to mask their face. One kid who allegedly did both around Toronto, Ontario is now facing serious charges because police still managed to track him down over the course of three months—and took his BMW away, to top things off.
Police in the Ontario region of Peel say they started tracking the suspect in August. On the 30th of that month, officers say they saw the driver of a red BMW M5 participating in a street race at 1:06 in the morning. It's unclear if they gave chase, but either way, they didn't catch the driver that day. Around a month later, police say they saw the car again; on September 26, it popped up at two different street racing locations as a participant, and the driver allegedly ran a red light in view of police. While they didn't snag the driver on that occasion, it appears authorities leveraged traffic cameras to start making a case. The driver was allegedly wearing a ski mask for much of his antics, and reportedly drove without a license plate.
A red BMW M sedan isn't exactly subtle or super-common. So, after a few months of investigation, police obtained a warrant and arrested Tarman Toor, a 24-year-old living in Brampton, and charged him with three counts each of dangerous operation, disguise with intent, and racing a motor vehicle. It's unclear if he's still in jail as of this story’s publication, but police say he has a meeting with a judge on the schedule in the near future.
Peel Regional Police say they they've arrested 119 people for traffic violations this year, and charged 214 with stunt driving in their area alone. Each one of those comes with a 14-day impound of the car in question and a 30-day license suspension for the driver. If convicted, Toor could face worse: several years in jail over just one of these charges, much less all nine of them.
