Atlanta, GA
Two street racing incidents wreak havoc in Atlanta, neighbors say
Authorities mentioned each incidents occurred inside an hour of one another Friday.
ATLANTA — After what has appeared like weeks of little to no stories of road racing the sounds of revving engines and burning rubber might be heard throughout Atlanta early into the weekend.
From Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood to Piedmont Heights, authorities mentioned they responded to two separate road racing incidents inside an hour of one another Friday evening.
Regulation enforcement mentioned the primary incident occurred at 10 p.m. at Buford Freeway and Lenox Highway the place a big group of individuals gathered round a automobile doing donuts.
Officers mentioned an Atlanta Police Division officer responded and a few folks within the group climbed on prime of the patrol automobile and began damaging it. Shortly after, troopers with Georgia State Patrol additionally arrived.
GSP: Automobile doing donuts flees troopers, hits individual then crashes into one other automobile
GSP mentioned a Camaro drove away from the scene and troopers chased the motive force down by Buckhead. The driving force ultimately acquired away close to Powers Ferry Highway, in accordance with investigators.
Round 11 p.m., GSP mentioned they responded to a second road racing incident on Piedmont Avenue and Rock Springs Highway.
Neighbors within the space informed 11Alive’s Brittany Kleinpeter that automobiles have been flying down their road for what appeared like hours.
“I began listening to the road racing. After which I noticed all of the automobiles,” one neighbor mentioned. “I feel there have been like three or 4 road racing automobiles.”
The resident mentioned a number of GSP automobiles adopted proper behind the stream of automobiles.
GSP mentioned a silver Pontiac that was noticed doing donuts in the course of the intersection drove away from the scene, hit an individual, and ended up crashing into one other automobile all earlier than coming to a cease on Monroe Drive.
They added the road racing driver and two passengers have been arrested. The group is now going through a number of fees together with reckless driving and obstruction.
