Motorist warned for erratic driving ‘does it again three hours later’
A motorist was issued a warning for their "manner of driving" - before allegedly doing the same thing three hours later. The shocking incident was reported by traffic cops.
It happened somewhere in the West Midlands last night, October 21. Officers said the driver was spotted with "other car cruisers" during an apparent meet.
An image posted by police appears to show a silver four-door hatchback parked on the side of the road. The vehicle was later seized.
A statement read: "Our Road Harm Prevention Team was out tonight on Operation Hercules. This vehicle was issued a Section 59 warning for manner of driving.
"Three hours later we saw the same vehicle doing the same thing with other car cruisers in a different location. Vehicle seized."
West Midlands Police[3] has launched a huge crackdown on what it calls "anti-social vehicle use" across the region and Operation Hercules has snared drivers across Birmingham[4]. The initiative runs regularly and targets people engaged in street racing and car cruising.
Superintendent Gareth Mason, head of roads policing, said: “West Midlands Police and our partners take illegal street racing extremely seriously. The behaviour of those who treat our roads as race tracks poses a danger to other road users.
“We work closely with our partners to put in a suite of tactics to identify, disrupt and enforce against those taking part or observing. The region has recently secured new injunction powers and those found in breach will be arrested and put before the courts.
"Our priority is keeping the roads safe for all. We encourage friends, families and neighbours of those driving anti-socially or attending to watch racing to challenge this unacceptable behaviour before more people get harmed.”
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