Oklahoma City Police Department Enacts City Ordinance To Address Street Racing

Road racers beware, there’s a new ordinance going into impact that would price you for those who’re caught blockading streets. 

Final month Information 9 spoke to a number of involved residents in regards to the uptick in road racing. The Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division is addressing the difficulty with a brand new metropolis ordinance. 

“It’s for these autos particularly engaged on this conduct that’s impeding visitors that we need to tackle,” mentioned Sgt. Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division. 

“They’re getting away with doing it, so they’ll proceed to do it,” mentioned a involved resident again in September once they spoke to Information 9 about racing on the Southeast facet of town. 

“We’ve seen an uptick within the metropolis in these road demonstrations and so we’re wanting the general public to know that we’re addressing it,” mentioned Sgt. Quirk. 

Now, individuals caught blockading roads for road racing, donuts, or another unlawful actions can withstand $2,000 in fines. 

“What this ordinance permits us to do is make an arrest, problem a quotation and now the most recent a part of the ordinance is impounding that particular person’s automobile for as much as 90 days on the primary offense. It may be as much as over 120 days on the next second offenses,’ he mentioned. 

“Once they begin doing donuts and the whole lot in the course of the intersection, who’s to say that one in all them isn’t going to lose management and hit automobiles parked on the close by homes?” mentioned the involved resident. 

OCPD mentioned in some instances individuals can get arrested for violating the ordinance. 

“We all know that not everybody who participates in these are violent criminals however what we’ve seen with the rise in these is violent actions stemming from it,” mentioned Sgt. Quirk. 

Those that see road racing are requested to name the police.