4 cited during Denver street racing enforcement: Police
DENVER (KDVR) — One juvenile and three drivers 21 years old and younger were cited during Denver police street racing enforcement efforts over so far this month.
During two targeted enforcement efforts over the past two weeks, the Denver Police Department cited four drivers for things like speed contest and exhibition of speed, and all four vehicles were impounded per Denver's Public Nuisance ordinance.
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Police said an 18-year-old driver of a white Dodge Charger was seen drag racing near East 53rd Avenue and North Jackson Street. He was cited for exhibition of speed.
According to police, officers saw the drivers of two vehicles drag racing near West Mississippi Avenue and South Platte River Drive. One of the drivers, a 21-year-old man driving a white Mercedes Benz C300, was stopped and cited for speed contest, no proof of insurance and expired license plates.
Another two vehicles were seen drag racing near West Mississippi Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive, according to police. A 20-year-old woman who police said was driving a blue Ford F-150 was cited for speed contest and arrested for an unrelated outstanding warrant
The department said police saw the drivers of two more vehicles drag racing near North Vasquez Boulevard and East 48th Avenue. Police stopped one of the drivers, identified as a juvenile male driving a gray Chevrolet Silverado, and cited him for speed contest.
Police did not specify the time the incidents occurred or how fast the vehicles were traveling.
The department said it regularly conducts street racing enforcement as part of an effort to curb street racing.
'Street racing is not only dangerous for the involved drivers, but also increases the chances of harm or death to others who are not involved. Possible penalties the driver faces are jailtime and court costs, along with having their vehicle impounded,' the police department said in a press release Friday.
DPD reminds drivers, 'especially parents of young drivers,' that if police see drivers in an exhibition of speed, participating in a speed contest or drag racing, their vehicle could be impounded.
Denverites can report street racing at reportstreetracing.com. Police said witnesses should call 720-913-2000, or in the case of an emergency call or text 911.
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