A driver accused of racing through the Trailside neighborhood came forward and accepted a verbal warning after the Summit County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook asking the public for help identifying the vehicle.

Multiple Trailside residents called deputies around 9 p.m. Monday, July 27, reporting a vehicle speeding up and down residential streets. Deputies responded but could not locate the car that night, according to TownLift, which reported on the Sheriff's Office Facebook updates.

The agency then posted to Facebook seeking the public's help. The post used humor to attract attention and gained widespread engagement online.

By Tuesday afternoon, July 28, the vehicle's owner had voluntarily contacted the Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Skyler Talbot, spokesperson for the agency, said the driver was the CEO of a company that had been using the car to film social media content in the neighborhood.

No citation was issued.

Talbot said the vehicle "was certainly faster than it should be in a neighborhood," but that the speeds did not rise to the level requiring heavy enforcement. The driver's willingness to come forward promptly and take responsibility factored into the decision to issue a verbal warning and education rather than a citation, Talbot said.

The Sheriff's Office did not release the driver's name or the company involved. No specific speed was disclosed.

In its Tuesday update, the agency struck a more serious tone. The Sheriff's Office said the residents' calls were legitimate and that racing through residential neighborhoods is dangerous, adding that it wants neighborhoods to be safe places where kids can play and families can walk without worrying about speeding vehicles.

The agency thanked community members who shared the post, provided tips, and kept the online discussion respectful. The Sheriff's Office said humor helped get people's attention, but that the core message remains the same: slow down in Summit County neighborhoods.