A number of arrests were made overnight by West Midlands Police after a car cruising event went wrong.
It took place just a week after an injunction banning car cruising was extended to 2021 by a High Court. Since 2015, 17 people have been charged with breaching the injunction in the Wolverhampton area alone.The prohibited activities include:
- Driving at excessive speeds
- Driving in convoys
- Racing
- Performing stunts
- Playing radios and horns
- Obstructing other road users and public highways
- Antisocial behaviour, including swearing and shouting
Traffic police have taken to Twitter to warn users about the dangers of car cruising and racing.
*Illegal cruisers & racers* This is one example of why we have injunctions. This driver lost control tonight whilst racing others and had been arrested and had his wrecked vehicle seized. Fortunately he wasn’t injured. 🚔🚔 pic.twitter.com/BriNsJkqx2
— WMP Traffic (@Trafficwmp) January 15, 2018
Updates to come.