CMPD Maj. Dave Johnson says reckless and aggressive driving has increased during the pandemic.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department says there has been an increase in aggressive driving in the Charlotte area during the pandemic, including a case of dangerous stunt driving last week that shut down Interstate 77.
Last Friday around 11 p.m., drivers blocked traffic on I-77 to perform burnouts and donuts in the middle of the interstate. According to WSOC-TV, the incident occurred near the Tyvola Road exit. The station reported about 30 Dodge Chargers blocked all the southbound lanes.
During CMPD’s weekly press conference Wednesday, Maj. Dave Johnson told reporters this kind of activity is not a new problem, but that groups appear more emboldened recently.
NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) A Nash County deputy was shot multiple times when a driver opened fire after a traffic stop along Interstate 95 on Thursday morning.
Nash County officials told ABC11 that one deputy who was admitted to the hospital was in stable condition on Friday morning.
It happened between 9 a.m. and 9 30 a.m. near Exit 145 just north of Rocky Mount. The road was shut down and was closed for hours before reopening late Thursday afternoon.
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said at a news conference that a female deputy stopped a vehicle with Florida tags for a speed offense and became suspicious of criminal activity afoot in the car. The deputy, identified as Shelby Smith, ordered the driver, identified as Jarred Javon Ford, 33, of St. Petersburg, Florida, to step out of the 2008 Mercedes Benz.
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