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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 10:52 PM Jan 2013

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California police look for ‘idiots’ who shut down busy highway by driving in circles

The California Highway Patrol hopes to locate a group of drivers who briefly shut down the I-880 near Oakland by doing donuts in the middle of the highway.

A YouTube video entitled “Idiots start drifting in the middle of the highway” showed about half a dozen tuned cars driving in circles and peeling out as traffic piled up behind them.

The stunt began at around 4 p.m. on Saturday and lasted for a few minutes. An unidentified man started shouting “Five-O” as police arrived and the cars all sped off.

“It was like something out of a video game,” CHP spokeswoman Diana McDermott said Monday. “It is extremely reckless driving. In no way are our freeway systems designed for this.”

Sgt. Rob Barrera told the Associated Press he was confident the drivers will be caught.

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California police look for ‘idiots’ who shut down busy highway by driving in circles (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

Police take donuts seriously cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #1

! DJ13 Jan 2013 #3

you win this thread! unblock Jan 2013 #5

Ah, to be so young and have your whole life behind you... nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #2

not one car there MichaelHarris Jan 2013 #4

I'm sure from the several videos, they can get at least one liscense plate. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #6

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

1. Police take donuts seriously

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 10:56 PM

Jan 2013

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

3. !

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jan 2013

unblock

(52,208 posts)

5. you win this thread!

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 11:19 PM

Jan 2013

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

2. Ah, to be so young and have your whole life behind you... nt

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 10:56 PM

Jan 2013

MichaelHarris

(10,017 posts)

4. not one car there

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 11:17 PM

Jan 2013

could keep up with mine, by the time I hit 2nd they would be a spot. Not that I speed or anything

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

6. I'm sure from the several videos, they can get at least one liscense plate.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:02 AM

Jan 2013

I think a few people will be getting a visit from the cops in a few days.

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