Street racing in Austin leads to injury, damage to police cars

KARAH RUCKER: AUSTIN TEXAS IS A CITY KNOWN FOR ITS LIVELY SCENE ON WEEKENDS.

BUT THIS VIDEO TAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND…SHOWS STREET RACING LEADING TO CHAOS IN THE STREETS.

AN OFFICER WAS INJURED AFTER ROCKS, BOTTLES, AND FIREWORKS WERE THROWN AT POLICE AND PATROL CARS. YOU CAN SEE A LARGE CROWD OF INDIVIDUALS FORCING A POLICE CAR TO BACK AWAY.

VEHICLES WERE BLOCKING A BUSY INTERSECTION – SEVERAL CARS RACING, SPINNING OUT, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND SHOOTING FIREWORKS. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SHOW IT WAS A LARGE, ORGANIZED EVENT. A CAR CLUB SAID TO CAUSE THE UNREST IN AUSTIN.

SO FAR, ONLY TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STREET RACING. BUT POLICE SAID THE INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING AND COULD RESULT IN FURTHER CHARGES BEING FILED. BUT SOME ARE SAYING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THE AUSTIN POLICE ASSOCIATION SAYING QUOTE “Austin policy makers are directly responsible for the overall safety of their citizens & visitors. Looks like they failed to make the right decisions & continue to defund, destroy, & demoralize public safety. Austin was one of the safest cities, NOT anymore.”