--- title: "Hellcat Owner Banned From His Own Car for Reckless Driving" date: "2024-04-14" modified: "2024-04-14" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/hellcat-owner-banned-from-his-own-car-for-reckless-driving" categories: - "Dodge News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Charger SRT Hellcat" - "dodge" - "sports car" --- # Hellcat Owner Banned From His Own Car for Reckless Driving ![]() *srt.miles* Belltown is a pretty busy area of Seattle, filled with high-rise buildings and snazzy condos. Noise is expected in such a city. So when you're loud enough to make city residents fill a subreddit with hate for you, you're probably making too much noise. However, being annoying in the middle of the night is one thing, we've all been obnoxious teenagers revving our engines a bit too loudly. But driving at over 100 mph through city streets while recording it for social media is another thing entirely and enough to get 20-year-old Miles Hudson banned from driving his own [Dodge ]()Charger Hellcat. Hudson, who goes by [*srt.miles* on Instagram](), pleaded not guilty to two charges of reckless driving, following a February Instagram video that saw him hit 107 mph while racing another Charger, according to *[The Seattle Times]()*. One of the conditions of Hudson's release is that he's banned from driving his Charger [Hellcat Jailbreak ]()Edition—locally known as the Belltown Hellcat—for a year. He can drive another car, just not the Hellcat. Sheley Anderson, Hudson's attorney, claims that the ban is excessive and that it will prevent him from going to work. But the judge upheld the Hellcat ban. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by @srt.miles]() Belltown residents have been filing complaints about Hudson with the city and posting the city's responses to *[Reddit]()*. Hudson's Hellcat has an aftermarket exhaust with a burble tune and no cats. So it's *loud*. And he has several videos on his Instagram of him excessively revving and racing it at two o'clock in the morning. In one video, he looks out at the car from his high-rise balcony at 2:41 A.M., remote-starts it, and it's shockingly loud from even that high up. Several more videos show him doing donuts and hooning the Charger through Seattle. Hudson currently has over 700,000 followers and some of his videos have almost one million likes. According to *[KING5 ]()*news, when stopped by the police, Hudson reportedly told them that he wasn't going to stop driving recklessly, since doing so on social media is making him money. He said he's going to “keep doing what I’m doing. I’m going to make a career out of this.” The other requirements for his release are that he can't have any criminal violations, drive without a license, or drive without proof of insurance. He faces up to a year in jail, a $5,000 fine, or a suspended license for 30 days if convicted. *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()