Social networking site Facebook and A Biker
A Biker who denied a speeding charge, claiming the person seen riding his bike was a visiting motorcyclist from another country, has been jailed after Police used the internet to uncover his lies.
David Cox, 46, fled from Police after being clocked racing another motorcycle at 84mph on the A65 near Skipton, North Yorkshire.
But despite his attempt to scarper, Cox’s registration number was captured by a police camera. When later questioned, Cox claimed the rider of his bike at the time of the offence was a woman visiting from the USA.
Using the internet, Police tracked the woman and persuaded two state troopers in the US to check Cox’s claim. The woman denied the offence.
The American woman pointed UK Police to images of Cox on the internet, where they discovered Cox on social networking site Facebook, pictured riding the same motorbike on the day he was seen speeding.
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