Nashville, Tenn. (WTVF) – – Two men were charged and a stolen car recovered following separate incidents as a result of MNPD Traffic’s Street Racer enforcement initiative on Friday.
Austin Horner, 21, of Hovenwald, was seen having donuts in a parking lot on Logistics Way. He fled from authorities in a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro and a THP helicopter tracked his location. He was later taken into custody after parking at a strip mall in Murfreesboro and held on $5,500 bond.
Mateo Pineda Vallejo, 19, of Nashville, was spotted by an MNPD helicopter doing donuts in a parking lot with two men hanging out the windows of a Ford F150 on Trousdale Drive. He was cited for misdemeanor reckless driving.
A Dodge Charger is seen burning out in the parking lot of a gas station on Old Hickory Boulevard. Officers tried to stop the driver but he fled. A THP helicopter followed and located the abandoned car at an apartment complex. The Charger was reported stolen in Oak Ridge.
As people were assembling a large car on Linebar Drive, one of the vehicles crashed into a power pole. The vehicle was abandoned when officers arrived. The driver and the passengers are being questioned.
The initiative resulted in a total of 24 traffic stops, resulting in 19 violations and five warnings.
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