Preventing dozens of 'speed demons' from going on a rampage on the first morning of Tet

After finishing the patrol work, control the areas where fireworks are launched to welcomeSpring of the Year of the Cat 2023, working groups of teams and stations under the Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police continue to ensure order, traffic safety, security and order in the area.

Groups of "speed demons" gathered to cause trouble on Thanh Thai street.

Working groups have diverted tens of thousands of vehicles away from the fireworks display sites so that people can return home safely and welcome the New Year in peace. Several working groups have been mobilized to coordinate in preventing and combating illegal racing in the area.

Dozens of vehicles were impounded.

Through monitoring groups and forums on social networks, the Traffic Police Department's Anti-Illegal Racing Team found out that a group had made an appointment to "go out" on the early morning of the first day of Tet, so they assigned working groups to closely monitor the area where the subjects gathered.

There are many vehicles that have changed their structure.

At around 3:50 a.m. on the first day of Tet, the Task Force for the Prevention of Illegal Racing discovered more than 100 "crazy drivers" driving large displacement vehicles, which had been modified, gathering to rev their engines, weaving and swerving, disturbing public order in the area of ​​Bac Hai Street, Ward 14, District 10.

The group of “speed demons” gathered from the intersection of Bac Hai - Ly Thuong Kiet to Bac Hai - Thanh Thai. The “speed demons” roared their engines and drove their vehicles at high speed, while on the sidewalk many groups of young people stood revving their engines and cheering.

Most of the speeders are too young.

The anti-illegal racing teams quickly planned and deployed a plan to capture and handle the situation. When they discovered the traffic police teams, the "crazy drivers" group split into many small groups to find a way to escape. The working groups seized 21 vehicles, arrested 33 "crazy drivers" and brought them to the District 10 Police headquarters to make a record of the situation.