The days of the infamous tiger-striped sports car haunting Seattle appear to be over after the vehicle was seen being towed and impounded.
Dubbed the ‘Belltown Hellcat’, the unmistakable car has been at the centre of controversy for months as its owner, 21-year-old Miles Hudson, has faced a series of legal consequences for his reckless behaviour.
But now, Hudson may no longer have his Dodge Charger Hellcat to annoy his neighbors, Reddit posts revealed.
A September 6 image with the caption “Fuck you, Miles!” showed the Hellcat on the back of a tow truck in Kent.
Most recently, a Redditor posted a photo of Hudson’s car at a car lot on Sunday.
A Redditor posted a photo of the ‘Belltown Hellcat’ being towed in Kent on September 6.
The infamous Hellcat was spotted at a car yard on Sunday
They wrote: ‘They impounded it and parked it next to everyone’s favorite Hellcat!’
Another commenter claimed to have seen the car being towed away on Thursday, likely on its way to being impounded.
The posts are found on a Reddit page titled ‘BelltownHellcat’ – ‘A place dedicated to tracking down the infamous Belltown Hellcat and ensuring his IG fame comes to a crashing end (pun intended).’
Hudson showed off his obnoxious exploits — revving his engine to annoy neighbors and speeding dangerously through the streets of Washington — to his nearly 800,000 followers on Instagram.
But his online success has only made Hudson more inclined to publicize his scandalous actions.
The controversial influencer has been embroiled in legal troubles, both related and unrelated to his reckless driving.
In January, police stopped Hudson and gave him a verbal warning. The officer said the car was “making excessive noise, equivalent to the decibels of gunshots or fireworks.”
Hudson once told Seattle weather:’The car is noisy whether you’re going 10 miles per hour or 200. It’s a powerful car, it’s going to be noisy either way.
Miles Hudson, 21, was caught on body camera after being pulled over for speeding
Hudson shared her outrageous drive on Instagram with her nearly 800,000 followers.
“There are much bigger problems than a black man with a nice car who makes noise from time to time.”
Hudson was charged with two counts of reckless driving in March.
He was arrested in July and charged with stalking, harassment and two counts of reckless driving. He was also accused of sending intimate photographs of his ex-girlfriend to her ex-boyfriend. He denied this was true.
In the courtroom, Hudson’s face was completely covered.
Judge Seth Niesen set Hudson’s bail at $5,000 on the harassment charges and $2,500 on the driving charges after pleading not guilty.
Hudson was ordered to pay $83,000 in fines after facing legal consequences for his actions.
In addition to those charges, he was ordered to pay $83,000 in fines for noise-related violations. He was also banned from posting videos of his car on social media and was asked to delete all of his current posts.
But instead of ditching Instagram, he simply changed his username from ‘srt.miles’ to ‘not.srtmiles’, actively defying what the court ordered.
Even in the courtroom, Hudson seemed not to take these accusations seriously.
The noises made by the ‘Belltown Hellcats’ have been a neighbor’s worst nightmare
Seattle City Attorney Christopher Karr said, “I want to inform the court that the two officers here today have informed me that Mr. Hudson has been filming the courtroom with his cell phone and dangling his car keys in front of him and apparently uploading those images.”
In August, he again came under legal criticism for missing a court hearing related to allegations from 2023 that he had assaulted his mother. A $25,000 warrant was issued for his arrest, according to Fox13.
On Sept. 13, she missed an appointment with Seattle’s Electronic Home Monitoring Program. She also failed to comply with other court-ordered requests, such as providing proof of employment.
He is scheduled to appear in court again in October, where he could face further punishment and prison time for ignoring previous sanctions. Fox13 reported.
Hudson appeared in court with his face completely covered.
The future of the Hellcat is uncertain, but Redditors have made their own speculations and creative suggestions about the situation.
One user wrote: ‘Imagine how much money the city could raise if people paid to hit it with a sledgehammer…’
Another spoke from experience: “My car was towed last night and I picked it up this morning. It cost me $320. I’m guessing Miles’ bill will be in the six figures.”
