Drag racers hard to catch, harder to charge and convict
A man records himself while hanging out of the passenger side of a car doing doughnuts in a parking lot near the corner of Summer Avenue and White Station Road. Less than an hour after being chased away by Memphis police officers, the speeders returned to taking turns drifting in the empty parking lot. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Whether it is an old-fashioned drag race on a quarter-mile of city street straightaway, weaving in and out of traffic at 100-mph-plus on interstates or performing stunts in public parking lot, the street racing culture brings danger, and sometimes tragedy, to those unfortunate enough to be nearby.
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drag racing reckless driving street racing District Attorney Amy Weirich Col. Keith Watson Memphis Police Kenny Bomar B.J. Brown Chase Carlisle Lili Trujillo Puckett Cheyenne Johnson John Gillespie Antonio MarshallDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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