SACRAMENTO — The California Contract Cities Association is urging state leaders to take action to curb a rise in illegal street racing and street takeovers that has led to dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries across Southern California.
The association said Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies documented more than 1,000 street takeover events during an 18-month period in recent years, highlighting what it described as a growing public safety crisis.
Statewide data links street racing and takeovers to at least 264 crashes, 124 serious injuries, and 30 fatalities…