Speed Racing Draws a City Citation
A Grants Pass Police officer cited a driver for speed racing and a driving suspended violation.
The stop was conducted Wednesday morning shortly after seven. According to the officer’s narration the driver was observed going north on 7th Street near Evelyn. The officer could hear the defendant’s motor revving and observed the acceleration.
The officer’s camera caught the action and the cruiser’s speedometer read over 60 miles per hour.
The defendant stated he was going to work at 123 Northeast Beacon Drive was, as a hardship case, allowed to drive between the hours of 4:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. plus an afternoon commute between 3:30 and 4:00. The driver stated he had changed jobs.
