Teen Who Posted Texas Police Chases Online Learns His Lesson

(KNUE-FM) One Texan just found out there are serious consequences when you break the law here in Texas, especially when you decide to post videos of yourself committing crimes on social media.

According to WFAA, a 19-year-old was taunting police while driving, engaging in high-speed chases and then posting the videos on social media. But after all the evidence was found and investigators moved forward with charges, the man has now been sentenced to 10 years behind bars.

Timothy Fogel evaded police and deputies in Boerne and throughout Bexar County. After the chase, he posted the videos he recorded to Instagram.

How the Police Chases Started

The first instance was on April 30th, when his Black BMW was spotted without license plates, an officer turned to investigate and Fogel made an obscene gesture and sped off. The officer was not able to catch up with Fogel at that time. He posted that online with the caption, “he tried but failed.”…

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