Drag racing down from last year, MPD says
Adult reckless driving and drag racing arrests are down versus this point last year, according to the Memphis Police Department. A man records himself while hanging out of the passenger side of a car doing donuts in a parking lot near the corner of Summer Avenue and White Station Road Dec. 11, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
MPD Deputy Chief Samuel Hines provided data on drag racing and reckless driving Tuesday during a Memphis City Council Public Safety Committee.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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