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Moment balaclava-clad biker gang do wheelies as they terrorise locals on quiet road
Shocking video has captured dozens of balaclava-clad bikers popping wheelies down a residential street, as one concerned local said it was a miracle no-one had been 'killed or seriously injured'.
Pub landlord Lee Cooper, 52, says young people have been driving dangerously and speeding without helmets on the road outside The Stag pub in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, since he took over the venue four months ago.
Video footage taken from the beer garden by a 'scared' customer, who asked not to be named, shows the shocking moment scores of youngsters sped past while riding off-road bikes and quadbikes on Sunday.
Fed-up publican Lee said: 'None of them have any plates, most don't have helmets - they're phenomenally loud. It's like a biker gang rolling through town. It's horrific.
'It used to be two or three, but now it's getting more.
'They're dangerous, they're pulling wheelies and they're speeding up on a road which [has]old age pensioners and families. There's a lot of traffic and side roads, cars pulling off.
'How somebody hasn't been killed or seriously injured, I don't know.
'They should be prosecuted. Everyone that has a motor vehicle on the roads has to abide by the law.'
Pub landlord Lee Cooper, 52, says young people have been driving dangerously on the road outside The Stag pub in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, since he took over four months ago
Lee said the impact of the loud noise was affecting his customers.
He added: 'It destroys any sort of relaxation you can have. We have capacity for 50-odd people on the front of the pub and to the side.
'It's not ideal, because we're on a main road, but it's still nice to be able to sit out.
'But not when there's things like that going on.'
Lee said that he 'never' sees the police - and he would like to see them do more to crack down on the behaviour.
He added: 'I understand facilities are stretched, but this has been going on so it's not like they're not aware of it.
'They've had two or three months, it generally happens on a Saturday about a certain time, so why aren't they there?
'Wouldn't that be proactive, working on information they've already got instead of just ignoring the local community.'
The sight of so many bikes speeding and being driven dangerously had 'scared' customers
West Yorkshire Police's Sergeant Caroline Loran said: 'We and colleagues from the anti-social vehicle team are continuing to investigate following incidents of illegal and clearly dangerous riding in parts of Huddersfield on Sunday.
'I want to reassure residents that a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to identify and bring to justice persons involved in this activity such as thorough checks of CCTV, including that at nearby garages, and enquiries regarding the vehicles used themselves.
'Since its formation in 2024 the off road team has seized hundreds of bikes being used illegally and carried out hundreds of prosecutions.
Anyone who has any information is asked to contact Kirklees Police on 101 referencing police log 831 of 10 August.
