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Scottsdale Police Department PHOENIX – Ramon Angel Carrasco and his girlfriend were driving home from a Scottsdale bakery in a white BMW in August 2019 when Robert J. Foster pulled up next to them in a light blue Lamborghini. According to a witness account provided to police, Carrasco and Foster revved their engines at a red light on Hayden Road before heading north, and within seconds they were traveling more than 100 mph. Meanwhile, Cynthia Ann Fisher was driving south on the same stretch of Hayden. The 68-year-old hairdresser had just left the grocery store and was planning to make breakfast the next morning for a new roommate, said Leah Stenzel, her friend and boss.
Arizona law enforcement struggle to halt deadly street racing By Zoha Tunio, Aydalí Campa, Sarah Suwalsky, Kenneth Quayle/Special for Cronkite News
May 11, 2021
Scottsdale police investigate the two-car crash Aug. 3, 2019, that killed Cynthia Fisher, who was on her way home from the grocery store. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Police Department)
Cynthia Fisher, 68, a mother and grandmother, died Aug. 3, 2019, when her black Camry was struck by a white BMW. She’s one of at least five people in the Phoenix area killed in street racing accidents since 2019. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Police Department)
Scottsdale police find Robert Foster’s Lamborghini in his garage and impound it after arresting him on Aug. 15, 2019. (Scottsdale Police Department)
PCSD says county will increase enforcement against illegal street racing PCSD says it will continue to work closely with other agencies to ensure safety and combat street racing. By KOLD News 13 Staff | March 5, 2021 at 5:35 PM MST - Updated March 5 at 5:37 PM
PIMA COUNTY (KOLD News 13) - According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement agencies saw a significant increase in street racing activities in the summer of 2020. And some of those resulted in fatal collisions.
In response, local agencies have joined forces to combat what they define as ‘reckless behavior’.
PCSD says thanks to a grant provided by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the department is now able to increase the number of deputies and officers working street racing enforcement operations.
Even hot-rodders are getting in on the EV action!
When it comes to motorsport, drag racing has to be one of the most popular types of racing in the US, with a history stretching back nearly a century. In that time we ve seen everything from hotrods, all the way through to top fuel racers hit the strip in the quest for the lowest quarter-mile times possible. With the rise of the electric vehicle, drag racing is slowly being forced to acknowledge this new form of propulsion, especially when you consider the fact that major car manufacturers will be going fully electric in the near future. Cars such as the Tesla Model S have proven that EVs can move down the strip rapidly, and now the National Hot Rod Association is planning to pledge its commitment to the future of EVs in this sport.