street racing

A story in the Yakima Herald Republic says the Yakima Police Department wrote 68 citations for street racing and 64 citations for reckless driving between January 2020 and May 2021.

The city study session on the two issues starts at 5:00PM on Tuesday at Yakima City Hall.

The city of Fife passed a law in 2020 that makes it illegal to watch or participate in illegal street racing

The racers attempted to block both westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 12 so the two lead cars could race each other unimpeded.

Street racing is a popular crime especially in the spring and summer months in Yakima. Yakima police reported 23 street racing incidents last year. Although the Yakima Police Department says it is not a common problem, they do receive vehicle-racing complaints from neighbors a couple of times a week, says Sergeant Tim Bardwell. KIM...

Two people injured after an alleged street race crash May 6 in West Yakima remain in the hospital. The 17-year-old driver, Brandon Henley, remains in critical condition at Harborview in Seattle. His passenger, Eliseo Bahema, is in stable condition...

Police know it's that time of year when kids start street racing. The result is usually tragic. Two people were seriously injured in a street race on South 72nd Avenue at about 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The two passengers were still inside the car and were unconscious when authorities arrived...