Man charged with reckless driving for ‘fastest loop around Manhattan’ flees the country [VIDEO]

Man charged with reckless driving for ‘fastest loop around Manhattan’ flees the country [VIDEO]

“The U.S. legal system has failed me,” the driver told NBC 4 New York.

A 31-year-old man charged with reckless driving and reckless endangerment for the “fastest loop around Manhattan” has fled the country, WABC-TV reports.

Adam Tang failed to show up Wednesday at his trial and was convicted Thursday.

According to The New York Times, a warrant for Tang’s arrest was issued Thursday. If the 31 year old does not turn himself in by December 6, he will be charged with bail-jumping. The newspaper says that Tang could spend up to a year and 30 days in jail for his crimes.

Tang may have broken the speed limit and several other traffic laws, but he believes that the reckless driving and reckless endangerment charges are unwarranted.

“The U.S. legal system has failed me,” Tang told NBC 4 New York via Skype. “As far as my driving goes, if you believe it’s risky, go on YouTube and watch the unedited, unsped up, undoctored video and then ask yourself, do you believe what I had done was reckless.”

A caption added to his YouTube video noted the following:

“During the summer of 2013, a record was set for the fastest loop around Manhattan starting from 116th St. on the FDR heading downtown, up the Henry Hudson Highway, and back down to 116th St. in just 24 minutes.”

The video has been viewed nearly one million times since being posted on August 28 of last year.

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