Chaotic drag races and ‘street takeovers’ prompt Chicago police crackdown: ‘We are going to be relentless’
CHICAGO — Speeding drivers drifted and drag raced through Chicago intersections again last weekend, and police say they will crack down harder on the continuing illegal stunt shows.
Officers arrested nine people, impounded seven cars and identified 22 vehicles for future impoundment at street takeovers over the weekend, police said. An ordinance the City Council passed in June allows police to impound cars involved in stunt driving and issue $10,000 fines.
Despite the ramped-up consequences, the trick shows continued, with one pedestrian killed during a suspected drag race over the weekend.
Drivers burned rubber in a brash West Loop display early Sunday. At another blocked intersection in the Pilsen neighborhood, an angry crowd attacked police with bricks,
