NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Residents near Donelson told one Metro Councilmember their Saturday night was rudely interrupted by street racers in the area.
A viewer sent News 2 video showing several cars gathered at a shopping center near Jackson Downs Boulevard Saturday night. Jordan Huffman, Metro Councilmember for District 14, said he’s had enough and plans to meet with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) soon.
“They were doing burnouts [and] racing on public streets,” Huffman said. “It was definitely a mess.”
“They had a few people that would go ahead as a lookout and then you would have people racing quarter-mile strips,” Huffman said. “That happened a lot right on the strip out here on Lebanon Road. It’s a straightaway; they’re able to do that here.”
Huffman added several residents called him and complained about the noise, but he added Saturday night wasn’t the first time it had happened.
“If you’re out there street racing in Nashville, your run’s about to come to an end,” Huffman said.
Huffman said he hopes for longer impound periods if the MNPD catches someone engaing in street racing. However, that’s not the only measure Huffman called effective; he mentioned some proactive tactics could be useful in stopping the crime.
“LPRs — license plate readers — Fusus technology can be extremely helpful, especially in the prevention,” Huffman said. “You notice that they target Nashville because they know they can get away with it here.”
The MNPD said one motorcyclist who left the scene crashed into the back of another vehicle, but they weren’t seriously injured.
“There are legal ways to race,” Huffman said. “There are legal ways to do this — not out on a public street endangering other people’s lives.”
