Motocross star Haiden Deegan was arrested for street racing and stunt driving in Florida.
The 19-year-old shared a photo of his Walton County booking record and mugshot on his Instagram Stories on Saturday, March 22.
The virtual document shows that Haiden was charged with violating a âstreet racing/stunt driving lawâ on the evening of Friday, March 21, at approximately 10 p.m. local time.
The post also reveals that he paid a bond of $1,000 and was released from police custody in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 22.
The two-time 250cc SMX Champion wrote âCertified stunt driverâ along with the sob-face emoji across the top of the image, which was accompanied with the Inner Circle song âBad Boys.â
The Walton County Sheriffâs Office confirmed Haidenâs arrest to PEOPLE on Saturday, and said that his car âwill be impounded for 30 days.â The department also noted that the sheriffâs deputy who interacted with Haiden described him as being ârespectful during the entire encounter.â
Haiden, who was born in Temecula, Calif., has been racing professionally since 2022.
He made his professional debut at Ironman in August 2022, and he is currently racing for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, per his bio page on Racer X.
Some of his racing awards include 2023 AMA 250SX Rookie of the Year and three career SuperMotocross World Championship 250SMX Wins, according to the site.
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Haiden is the son of famous motocross star and X Games legend Brian Deegan, 50. His older sister Hailee Deegan, 23, is also a racing star, competing in the 2025 Indie NXT.
According to NBC Sports, Haiden currently leads the Monster Energy 250 West championship by 12 points over 19-year-old rider Julien Beaumer.
He is next expected to race in the 250SX West Division in Seattle on Saturday, March 29, per the Motocross news site Vurbmoto.
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