Whether or not he did even beat the guys ass is not the concern. The fact is he was driving and should not have been. NO EXCUSE. Period. Especially when he had another person in the vehicle that could have driven (again, assuming she had a license herself).
Just remember, the more your caught, the more your fines add up. I booked a guy once and when I asked him how much his fines were to get his license back he stated "almost 8 thousand dollars". He had so many suspensions there was pretty much no chance he would ever have a valid DL again.
Before you know it youll be selling that RX7 just to afford the fines, or be stopped every time your tag is ran and end up in jail every time.