Harris County Sheriff's Office gives detailed look at street racing arrest

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Street racing will no longer be tolerated, sheriff says

That warning is coming directly from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez as his department launches a new street racing initiative. ABC13's Stefania Okolie shares the details in the video above.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Members of the Harris County Sheriff's Office Traffic Crimes Unit have been busy this weekend with a wide variety of crimes, but the rash of illegal street racing incidents have kept them especially occupied.

In a video released Friday, deputies are seen gearing up to combat the practice, which has been on the increase as a legal racing event got underway this weekend on a closed track.

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The Harris County Sheriff's Office released video Friday of the HCSO Crime Reduction Unit in action as they worked to combat illegal street racing.

"Too many pics to show," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote in a Facebook post about the arrests made.

Earlier in the week, 43 arrests were made and one car fled from deputies, according to the sheriff's office. Several cars were also towed, and guns were taken off the streets.

The initiative came ahead of the annual TX2K Roll and Drag Race Nationals event this weekend at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown.

"TX2K21" is a legal event on a closed course and isn't related to the racing incidents from overnight.

Authorities have sent out several warning to the public, which came weeks after a fly-by resulted in the deaths of spectators along U.S. 290.