Fresno officials, law enforcement crack down on illegal street racing
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama said on Tuesday his officers are cracking down on illegal street racing in Fresno, and a new multi-agency operation is already showing some progress.
The police chief said the department had received 150 complaints of street racing across the city so far this year. Most of those complaints were reported in the north side of Fresno.
Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi, who represents northwest Fresno, said city leaders don t want to see illegal street racing anymore. He called racing street violence that is taking innocent lives.
Fresno leaders, police working to curb illegal street racing
The city is also discussing legal options for the street racing community, including building a raceway.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Whether it s a quiet neighborhood or busy corridor, signs of street racing and sideshows can be found throughout Fresno.
Last year, Fresno police stopped 50 speed contests and made 76 reckless driving arrests - numbers Sgt. Jeff LaBlue says don t reflect the magnitude of the problem in the city. They show off their cars. It becomes a social outlet for them given everything being shut down. It s adding to it, but it s been a long existing problem for the Fresno Police Department, says LaBlue.
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18-year-old Irvin Villarreal was involved in a street race and a police pursuit minutes before the deadly crash at Bullard and Palm.
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Detectives caught Villarreal racing his Mustang against a Camaro on Blackstone. Because of the sound of the engines the officers used a radar gun to determine these vehicles were traveling at approximately 75 miles an hour, said Fresno Police Capt. Don Gross.
Officers attempted to stop the cars.
The driver of the Camaro pulled over, but Villarreal sped off and officers lost him.
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