“ very dangerous,” said Layne Beddes, who lives along Monroe street. “The noise, the mufflers on those cars, there’s the screeching tires. It’s only a matter of time before somebody gets hit and killed.”Neighbors and law enforcement said the area has become notorious for speeding and street racing because it’s a wide road leading to a dead end street.
Beddes has been capturing the driving on video on his phone and through his home security camera for a couple of months to bring awareness to the problem. Residents say they call the police when there are incidents of people speeding on the street, and there has been some action taken, but it’s not solving the problem.“We’ve increased manpower in that area for area cars, we’ve increased shifts to go out there and specifically spend time out there,” said Stiver.
“They did bring a camera out for a few weeks that deterred the racing while it was here,” Beddes said, but he wants a more permanent solution.