The Brief
- Dallas police arrested a 23-year-old man and impounded 11 vehicles Sunday following a wave of illegal street racing and ATV activity during the winter weather emergency.
- A child was found inside a Jeep performing reckless “donuts” in a Deep Ellum intersection; the driver faces charges of child endangerment and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
- The crackdown targeted groups of ATVs blocking traffic and parking illegally in the Central Business District while the city remained under a disaster declaration.
DALLAS – Dallas police arrested a man and impounded nearly a dozen vehicles Sunday after a wave of reckless street racing and illegal ATV activity disrupted the city during an ongoing winter weather emergency.
Illegal ATV activity
What we know:
The crackdown, led by the Dallas Police Department’s Street Racing Task Force (SRTF), resulted in the towing of 11 all-terrain vehicles to the city’s auto pound.
The most serious incident happened at 2:29 p.m. at the intersection of North Good Latimer Expressway and Elm Street. Officers responding to reports of ATVs blocking traffic saw a white Jeep Wrangler driving recklessly and doing donuts in the middle of the intersection.…