Weekend street takeovers drive efforts to combat illegal racing, drifting

The Tucson Police Department responded to several street takeovers over the weekend, reporting arrests and citations at three different locations.

This isn’t new to Tucson. Viral videos often get shared on social media and attract hundreds of comments from fed-up Tucsonans. Despite the negative reactions, passionate car enthusiasts hope to have a positive influence.

Michelle Beel and her husband, Randy Beel, have been racing through Southern Arizona streets since they were 15 years old. Now, they’re leaders in Tucson’s growing car-enthusiast community.

“We get all the videos sent to us, ‘Look what happened this weekend.’ We know,” said Beel…

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