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Shocking moment street racers pelt Chicago cops with ROCKS at illegal ‘takeover’ as police vow crackdown on meets after woman was mowed down by speeding Corvette
- A video shows six Chicago police vehicles damaged in what the person who captured the clip called ‘chaotic confrontation’ between the cops and racers
- The stunt drivers also were caught using fireworks
- Nine people were arrested in the city for drag racing through the Windy City’s intersections last weekend
- Authorities also impounded seven cars and targeted another 22 vehicles for impoundment at ‘street takeovers’ over the last week
- The city recently passed an ordinance in June fining ‘stunt driving’ $10,000 and ordering any cars involved impounded
- That hasn’t stopped the wacky races, with one even ending with 40-year-old pedestrian Shawman Meireis dead during a race last weekend
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A group of street racers was captured on video pelting police officers with rocks Tuesday in crime-riddled Chicago not long after a 40-year-old woman was killed by a speeding Corvette.
The video shows six Chicago police vehicles damaged in what the person who captured the clip on Instagram called ‘chaotic confrontation’ between the cops and the drag racers.
The stunt drivers also were caught using fireworks during the races, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Nine people were arrested in the city for drag racing through the Windy City’s intersections last weekend.
Authorities also impounded seven cars and targeted another 22 vehicles for impoundment at ‘street takeovers’ over the last week.
The city recently passed an ordinance in June fining ‘stunt driving’ $10,000 and ordering any cars involved impounded.
That hasn’t stopped the wacky races, with one even ending with 40-year-old pedestrian Shawman Meireis dead during a race last weekend.
She was killed when two Corvettes were speeding and one changed lanes, hitting another vehicle and Meireis, who was in a crosswalk.
Police Superintendent David Brown said at a press conference Monday: ‘We will hold you accountable for this behavior, regardless of when. We are going to be relentless in identifying you. As long as there are no consequences, this behavior will continue.’
The man driving the car, 27, claimed he was trying to avoid being carjacked at the time and was issued two citations. Witnesses told police it looked like they were racing.
Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has placed the blame on social media companies, saying the stunt racing attracts copycats. She called for federal regulation and enhancing police surveillance.
Lightfoot said of the tech companies: ‘Their failure to be proactive in addressing these issues to work proactively with law enforcement is an absolute abomination.’
Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has placed the blame on social media companies, saying the stunt racing attracts copycats
Overall, crime is up 37 percent in Chicago through August 28 compared to the same point last year
People walk on July 18, 2022, by the intersection at South Clinton and West Monroe streets in the West Loop, where on the weekend drivers were spinning in circles while a mass of people circled the intersection
The Chicago PD has launched a task force attempting to stop the wild races and enforce the laws on the books meant to deter them.
Brown has called the ordinance fining racers $10,000 and impounding cars a ‘good start’ but would like to see the fine doubled and further regulation to allow them to repossess the vehicles.
He added: ‘Let’s keep going till these knuckleheads get the message.’
Overall, crime is up 37 percent in Chicago through August 28 compared to the same point last year.
Thefts (65 percent) and robberies (19 percent) lead the way, although murders, shootings and sexual assaults are down from last year.