Speeding Cybertruck owner lied about police closing public roads for speed checks Now in trouble with his job: US Air Force
United States Air Force has confirmed that it is investigating a video posted to social media showing a boat captain speeding through a residential area street in Las Vegas in his bBrand new Tesla Cybertruck. Yes, this is a real sentence. Orders from Captain Matthew Wallace at Creech Air Force Base in southern Nevada now know about the video.
In his now-deleted video posted to X on June 2 with the caption “Electronic truck making U Turn using only my pinky finger. Check mate,” Capt. Wallace was seen reaching speeds of 83 mph in just 10 seconds on a deserted residential road with a visible speed of 35 mph. limited speedbased on 8 news now. After accelerating, he performed the aforementioned one-finger gesture Your turn. So versatile, my friend.
Anyway, the video went viral and was quickly taken down by Wallace after a lot of backlash. What are these Air Force the captain said in response to him being called out online for dangerous driving, according to 8 news now:
Responding to online criticism of speeding, Wallace replied: “Did you also notice that there was not a single car or pedestrian on the road? You think maybe I’m smart enough to contact my police friends and let them know that I’m conducting a road check and they’ve cordoned off the area for me? Nice to try avocado.”
Well, my friend, there’s just one problem. The 8 News Now Investment team contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and wouldn’t you know it, they weren’t aware of any officers closing the streets for Wallace.
The police told the is a news outlet that they could not charge Wallace with speeding based on the video — adding that investigations stemming from the video would be handled on a case-by-case basis.
No one can predict what will happen to Wallace, but I am sure that he has definitely learned his lesson and will never do anything stupid behind the wheel of a car. Electronic truck again…right?
