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Man who drove from Colorado Springs to Denver area in 20 minutes sentenced

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COLORADO — A man who drove a motorcycle from Garden of the Gods to the E-470 exit in Denver was sentenced Tuesday.

Rendon Dietzmann of Texas plead guilty to speed exhibition earlier this month, according to the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office.

Dietzmann's sentencing includes the following:

  • two weeks in jail
  • $2,000 fine
  • losing driving privileges in Colorado

According to court documents, Dietzmann has already served his jail time. Dietzmann is a YouTuber who has posted several videos of himself speeding through traffic across the United States.
In a since deleted video, Dietzmann sped up I-25 at more than 170 miles per hour, according to Colorado State Patrol.

News5 looked up his YouTube page Tuesday. Dietzmann's most recent post has around 21,000 views.

Dietzmann was arrested by authorities in Denton County, Texas on an extraditable warrant out of El Paso County on February 7.

According to the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office, the plea agreement includes the following:

  • Dietzmann shall pay max fine of $300 (plus surcharge on fine and court costs) w/in 24 hours of plea.
  • Dietzmann shall serve 14 days straight jail. (Dietzmann has served 14 days jail in connection with this case.)
  • 12 points assessed against Dietzmann’s driver’s license. (This means Mr. Dietzmann’s privilege to drive in Colorado will be revoked by the Dept. of Revenue.)
  • Dietzmann shall reimburse the People of the State of Colorado for the full cost of his extradition: $1,996.08 w/in 24 hours of plea.

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