Investigation Underway: Air Force Probes Alleged Las Vegas Valley Cybertruck Incident
LAS VEGAS – U.S. Air Force authorities are currently looking into a controversial social media video that surfaced online, showing a captain purportedly speeding in a Tesla Cybertruck along a residential street in Las Vegas.
8newsnow.com reports that the individual in question, identified as Captain Matthew Wallace, is stationed at Creech Air Force Base in southern Nevada. Major Joost Verduyn, a spokesperson for the Fifteenth Air Force, confirmed that Wallace’s superiors are aware of the viral video.
The video, which was shared on Captain Wallace’s X account on June 2, depicted the Cybertruck allegedly hitting a speed of 83 miles per hour in just ten seconds on the deserted residential road, before executing a U-turn. A speed limit sign of 35 miles per hour was clearly visible in the footage.
In response to online backlash regarding the speeding incident, Wallace defended himself by stating, “Also you notice there’s not a single car or a single pedestrian on the road? Ya think maybe I was smart enough to reach out to my cop buddies and let em know I was conducting a road test and they have cordoned off the area for me? Nice try buttercup.”
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials were contacted by 8 News Now Investigators, who revealed that they had no knowledge of officers shutting down streets for Wallace’s alleged road test. The department mentioned that they could not issue a speeding ticket solely based on the video in question, as investigations stemming from video evidence are approached on a case-by-case basis.
Following the circulation of the video, 8 News Now received numerous emails and messages from concerned viewers. This incident comes amidst a backdrop of rising road fatalities in Clark County, with a reported 51 percent increase in the number of deaths in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to State of Nevada data.