Houston guys watch out!
Dec 30, 2009 | 02:41 AM
#1
Houston guys watch out!
Heres a little heads up for you guys in houston. Check out this link, seems theyre crackin down on street racers.
http://texasperformanceevents.com/showthread.php?t=1681
http://texasperformanceevents.com/showthread.php?t=1681
Dec 30, 2009 | 03:44 PM
#3
Launching!
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Dickinson,Tx
Heres a little heads up for you guys in houston. Check out this link, seems theyre crackin down on street racers.
http://texasperformanceevents.com/showthread.php?t=1681
http://texasperformanceevents.com/showthread.php?t=1681
lol. Ohh and those nifty white chargers with clear hologram wiriting on the sides. Damn those lil bastards
Dec 31, 2009 | 07:54 AM
#6
coppied . . .
Just read this over on Htownracing and thought I would share it with you guys. I know we don't street race over here but.....
Street Racers Caught In Crackdown
By Stephen Dean
POSTED: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
UPDATED: 9:13 am CST December 22, 2009
HOUSTON -- Deputies have launched a crackdown on illegal street racing just outside the western Houston city limits, Local 2 Investigates reported Monday.
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WATCH IT: Deputies Crack Down On Street Racing
Hidden cameras spotted dozens of cars locked in various races just before patrol cars rushed in to catch them on recent weekend and weekday nights along Westheimer Road west of State Highway 6.
"It's really bad. It's really bad," said neighbor Deborah Dimiceli, who said she's been afraid an out-of-control race car may come crashing through her house. She said, "You pull out and they're blasting down the road."
Local 2 Investigates found dozens of cars filing in and out of nearby parking lots and then lining up for races that topped 100 mph, with races being conducted one after the other.
Some cars lined up and blocked other traffic, and then a horn sounded and cars tore off, sometimes screeching tires and revving high-pitched engines.
"My concern is me pulling out there and being slammed from the side from one of the … racers," said Jeffrey Goodrich, who lives in a nearby subdivision.
Harris County Precinct 5 constables and state troopers have kicked off a zero-tolerance crackdown that is planned through the New Year's holiday, aimed at catching and arresting or ticketing as many of the racers as possible.
"Dozens and dozens of tickets for triple-digit figures have been issued in this initiative," said Precinct 5 Assistant Chief J.J. Lane.
"Two will take off, then the next two will take off, and the next two will take off, and those neighbors over there just said they've had enough of the noise and the speeds and the danger of it," said Lane.
Cameras were rolling as a line of six police cars sped out and started pulling over several cars that were engaged in one race.
Jesus Estrada was one of the drivers pulled over for a speeding ticket, but he insisted he was not racing.
"No racing here, it's illegal," he said.
Later, the entire group of police cars swerved out to catch another group of racers, fanning out to stop five vehicles at once.
One driver, who declined to give his name to a reporter as he was ticketed for 102 mph in a 55 mph zone, admitted he got caught in a race.
He said closed racetracks are no fun because each driver may only race once or twice in a night, whereas the Westheimer strip was good for "unlimited races with unlimited opponents."
He said he and most other racers are only involved for the adrenaline rush, as opposed to racing for bets or money.
Lane said the crackdown will continue to target large numbers of racers. He said, "It sends a message to those five, and all their friends and then anyone else that drives by at the time (during the arrests)."
He said his officers "Pull back off and you go back around and five minutes later, here come the next five and the next five and the next five. We've got our work cut out there."
Lane said at least six people have been hauled to jail since the crackdown started. He said a first offense for street racing can land someone in jail for 180 days.
A second offense or a race that involves alcohol can bring one year in jail, and a third offense is a state jail felony that could bring two years in prison.
Street Racers Caught In Crackdown
By Stephen Dean
POSTED: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
UPDATED: 9:13 am CST December 22, 2009
HOUSTON -- Deputies have launched a crackdown on illegal street racing just outside the western Houston city limits, Local 2 Investigates reported Monday.
•
WATCH IT: Deputies Crack Down On Street Racing
Hidden cameras spotted dozens of cars locked in various races just before patrol cars rushed in to catch them on recent weekend and weekday nights along Westheimer Road west of State Highway 6.
"It's really bad. It's really bad," said neighbor Deborah Dimiceli, who said she's been afraid an out-of-control race car may come crashing through her house. She said, "You pull out and they're blasting down the road."
Local 2 Investigates found dozens of cars filing in and out of nearby parking lots and then lining up for races that topped 100 mph, with races being conducted one after the other.
Some cars lined up and blocked other traffic, and then a horn sounded and cars tore off, sometimes screeching tires and revving high-pitched engines.
"My concern is me pulling out there and being slammed from the side from one of the … racers," said Jeffrey Goodrich, who lives in a nearby subdivision.
Harris County Precinct 5 constables and state troopers have kicked off a zero-tolerance crackdown that is planned through the New Year's holiday, aimed at catching and arresting or ticketing as many of the racers as possible.
"Dozens and dozens of tickets for triple-digit figures have been issued in this initiative," said Precinct 5 Assistant Chief J.J. Lane.
"Two will take off, then the next two will take off, and the next two will take off, and those neighbors over there just said they've had enough of the noise and the speeds and the danger of it," said Lane.
Cameras were rolling as a line of six police cars sped out and started pulling over several cars that were engaged in one race.
Jesus Estrada was one of the drivers pulled over for a speeding ticket, but he insisted he was not racing.
"No racing here, it's illegal," he said.
Later, the entire group of police cars swerved out to catch another group of racers, fanning out to stop five vehicles at once.
One driver, who declined to give his name to a reporter as he was ticketed for 102 mph in a 55 mph zone, admitted he got caught in a race.
He said closed racetracks are no fun because each driver may only race once or twice in a night, whereas the Westheimer strip was good for "unlimited races with unlimited opponents."
He said he and most other racers are only involved for the adrenaline rush, as opposed to racing for bets or money.
Lane said the crackdown will continue to target large numbers of racers. He said, "It sends a message to those five, and all their friends and then anyone else that drives by at the time (during the arrests)."
He said his officers "Pull back off and you go back around and five minutes later, here come the next five and the next five and the next five. We've got our work cut out there."
Lane said at least six people have been hauled to jail since the crackdown started. He said a first offense for street racing can land someone in jail for 180 days.
A second offense or a race that involves alcohol can bring one year in jail, and a third offense is a state jail felony that could bring two years in prison.
