The roar of the Belltown Hellcat may soon be silenced by Seattle's justice system as city attorney Ann Davison pushes for a default judgment against Miles Hudson, who's been dubbed the Belltown Hellcat driver, after he neglected to respond to a lawsuit charged against him for continuous noise violations, according to a Seattle government news release.
Hudson's failure to adhere to the noise code has racked up nearly $60,000 in fines that keep piling up at $1,300 daily, a sum that the City wants to collect as Hudson has become notorious on the internet for flouting the law and disturbing the peace with his loud vehicle, “Mr. Hudson has cultivated online infamy by flagrantly breaking Seattle’s laws and waking his neighbors with excessive noise," Davison said, “It’s time for him to face the consequences of his actions. That’s why I have requested that the court find Mr. Hudson in default and award the City all applicable penalties.”
Hudson received a notice of violation from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections on March 29, 2024, directing him to bring his vehicle into compliance by April 15 by removing illegal mods to his muffler and exhaust system—warnings were clear, failure to abide would see a $1,300 per day penalty accruing, yet Hudson brushed off the City's demands, thrusting himself deeper into a pit of financial and legal woes, as detailed in the notice.
The City sued Hudson for the noise issues on May 7, giving him until May 30 to answer the charges and yet, the legal deadline came and passed with no word from the Hellcat's renegade, the hearing is now set for June 18 while Hudson continues to thumb his nose at the law, showing off the vehicular noise-maker's prowess on social media platforms despite a mandate by a judge at the Seattle Municipal Court previously ordering him to cease driving the vehicle, a story that unfurls its own narrative of defiance and civic disruption.
