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Several people were hit by a car and injured Saturday at a race track in Wayne County.

Pedestrians hit by race car in Wayne County

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Four people have been charged in connection to a stunt that shut down part of Interstate 40 late Saturday night. Video from social media shows people standing, running and shooting video in the travel lanes while drivers do donuts, burnouts and spin moves, with tires squealing and smoke billowing into the air.

More drivers charged with reckless driving after stunt that shut down I-40 on Saturday night

Video shows car club takover of I-40

Video captured and shared on social media showed a crowd gathered to watch donuts, burnouts and spin moves, tire squealing and smoke billowing into the air. 

Troopers arrest 2 after car club shuts down I-40 to show off

Complaints from Durham residents and a crackdown by law enforcement have groups of car enthusiasts pushing for a compromise to allow them to continue holding their loud, late-night gatherings.

ANOTHER BUMP. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE SMALL. >> I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> ANY TIME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >>> SOME OF THESE CAR MEET UPS IN DURHAM HAVE COME TO A SCREECHING HALT AFTER DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE CHARGED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN. TODAY ONE OF THE PEOPLE CHARGED IS PUSHING FOR A COMPROMISE. SARAH KRUEGER EXPLAINS WHY HE SAYS THE MEET UPS SERVE AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE. >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THESE GROUPS MEET UP IN PARKING LOTS LIKE THIS ONE BUTTON ORGANIZERS SAID WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS A SPACE OF THEIR OWN . THESE SOUNDS HAVE FRUSTRATED PEOPLE ALL OVER DURHAM . WRAL WAS THE FIRST TO TELL YOU  ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR. NICHOLAS CLARK, THE ORGANIZER FOR THE CAR GROUP SAID HIS GROUP IS MISUNDERSTOOD. >> WE ARE REALLY NOT BAD PEOPLE. >> Reporter: HE SAY THESE ROGUE DRIVERS ARE THE PROBLEM AND HE IS ASKING THE CITY, COUNTY , OR A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER TO GIVE THEM SPACE TO HOLD THE EVENT. CLARK SAID IN A RECENT EVERETT AT LEAST TWO DOZEN DRIVERS WERE CHARGED, INCLUDING HIMSELF. YOU GOT ONE YEAR PROBATION AND 100 HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR TWO MISDEMEANOR CHARGES AND HE BELIEVES THE EVENT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. >> WE ALSO WANT A SAFE HAVEN. >> IT WOULD BE A RIDICULOUS AND A LOUD TIME. >> Reporter:  HE SAYS THE RACING TO AND FROM PROMPTED HIM TO MOVE HIS FAMILY OUT OF STATE. >> IT WAS THE COMING TO AND FROM AND DURING ON THE STREETS THAT WERE THE PROBLEM. >> Reporter: HE SUPPORTS THE EFFORT TO GET A DESIGNATED AREA AS LONG AS OFFICERS CONTINUE TO CRACKDOWN. >> IT IS LOUD AND IT BREAKS LONG'S.

Former Durham resident says street racing occurs before, after late-night car club gatherings

Car clubs seek isolated spot in Durham for loud, late-night meet-ups

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The family of a Cary man who was killed in a crash last month says they believe illegal street racing was to blame for his death.

'It doesn't bring him back' Cary family reflects on life of loving husband, brother after deadly high-speed crash

16-year-old charged in crash that killed Cary man

AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT 5:30. I'M GERALD OWENS. >> AND I'M LENA TILLET. A MAN BROUGHT HIS FAMILY HERE FROM IRAN FOR A BETTER LIFE, EDUCATION FOR HIS DAUGHTER AND WORKED TWO JOBS TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. >> BUT ON JULY 1st, ARMEN RASHTI WAS HIT AND KILLED. HIS FAMILY BELIEVES THE TEENAGER MAY HAVE BEEN DRAG RACING TO THE CRASH SITE IN MORRISVILLE. TODAY, THE FAMILY SPOKE WITH WRAL'S AMANDA LAMB FOR A STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON WRAL. >> ARMIN RASHTI WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK FROM TARGET. DRIVING THIS DIRECTION. AND POLICE SAY THE TEENAGE DRIVER BLEW THROUGH THIS STOP SIGN GOING MORE THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR AND CRASHED INTO RASHTI ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. >> I LOST MY HUSBAND. JUST TRYING TO TAKE IT DAY BY DAY. >> RASHTI'S WIFE, SHIYA GUESSAMY BELIEVES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. >> IT WAS SENSELESS AND CARELESS. >> THE FAMILY LEARNED FROM THE NEXT DOOR APP, THAT TEENAGERS GATHERED IN THE PARKING LOT OF H MART ON HIGHHOUSE AND CARY, JUST A FEW MILE FROM THE CRASH WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO DRAG RACE. >> A LOT MORE THAN 200. >> RASHTI'S BROTHER WENT TO CHECK IT OUT FOR HIMSELF. AND GET THESE PHOTOS. >> WE GET TICKETS ALL THE TIME. HOW COME THESE KIDS, THEY CAN DRIVE AND RACE. WITHOUT GETTING, YOU KNOW, TICKET OR GETTING PULLED OVER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> WHILE MARSVILLE POLICE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED DRAG RACE BEING WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THIS IS WHAT THE FAMILY STRONGLY BELIEVES IT IS BLAME. WHICH MAKES THEIR PAIN EVEN HARDER TO BEAR. >> I ALWAYS IMAGINE MY FUTURE WITH MY HUSBAND. MY HUSBAND ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE MY DAUGHTERS GRADUATING. HE MISSED THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> ONE OF THE SADDEST PARTS OF THIS STORY IS HE WENT AROUND LOOKING FOR HIM. CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT SCENE. THEY ASKED A POLICE OFFICER IF HE WAS IN THE CAR THAT WAS HIT. AND THEY WERE TOLD TO GO TO DUKE HOSPITAL. AMANDA LAMB, WRAR NEWS MORRISVILLE. >> I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW PAINFUL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN. WE REACHED OUT TO THE DRIVER WHO HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED YET. A WOMAN ANSWERED THE PHONE, BUT RELOUIS FUSED TO COMMENT. CARY POLICE SAY THEY'RE AWARE

Immigrant's shot at American dream cut short in fatal crash

Armin Roshdi, killed in Morrisville crash

Racing teen responsible for Cary man's death, family says

Drag racing star Doug Herbert went through something no parent should ever have to face -- he lost both of his sons in a car crash.

Racing star launches free driver's ed program after sons killed in car crash 

Family tragedy inspires teen driving school 

Durham residents say they're seeing an increasing trend of drag racing. 



Durham residents growing increasingly frustrated over street racing 

Concerns rise over street racing in Durham 

Late-night gatherings of car enthusiasts in Durham that sometimes include illegal street racing will end only if city leaders provide the group with a place to meet, organizers say.

<p>ARE AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR TV, THE NEWS APP IS YOUR BEST OPTION FOR THAT. BACK TO YOU. &gt;&gt;&gt; FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE HEARING FROM SOME OF THE DRIVERS BEHIND THIS. LAST MONTH, WE TOLD YOU RESIDENCE IN DURUM HAD TAKEN THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT LOUD CAR MEET UPS AND STREET RACING TO CITY COUNCIL, THEY SAID IT KEEPS THEM UP AT NIGHT, AND THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. TONIGHT, ONLY ON WRAL, SOME OF THE DRIVERS INVOLVED WITH THESE GROUPS ARE SPEAKING TO OUR DURUM REPORTER, SARAH. SHE EXPLAINS WHY THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PLANS TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. &gt;&gt; THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES THE CAR MEET UPS HAPPEN, THIS PARKING LOT HERE ON NORTH ROXBOROUGH STREET, WE HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS MILES AWAY, ALL OVER DURUM, THAT THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY IS A BIG CONCERN FOR THEM. THE DRIVERS TELL ME THEY ARE BEING MISUNDERSTOOD. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THIS IS A COMMON SOUND IN DURUM. NICHOLAS CLARK IS AN ORGANIZER FOR THE GROUP SEEN IN THESE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS CALLED DURUM MEETS. HE SAYS AFTER WORKING TWO JOBS, IT IS A PLACE TO UNWIND. &gt;&gt;&gt; I HAD FUN, I CAN MEET UP WITH SOME OF MY OLD FRIENDS, FIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMON INTERESTS AND WHAT I DO. &gt;&gt; ANOTHER DRIVER WHO DID NOT WANT TO GIVE HIS NAME SAID THE GROUP SAVED HIM FROM PERSONAL STRUGGLES. &gt;&gt; IT HAS SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM SELF-HARM. &gt;&gt; SOME RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO TOLD CITY COUNCIL THAT DRIVERS RACED DOWN STREETS, TO AND FROM THE MEET UPS. DRIVERS I TALKED TO TELL ME THE GROUP DOES NOT CONDONE STREET RACING, BUT A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE GROUP STILL DOES IT. &gt;&gt; WE ARE SORRY THAT WE, SOME OF US PUT Y'ALL IN DANGER. &gt;&gt;'S OF THE PEOPLE OF DURUM EXPECT THIS TO STOP ANYTIME SOON? &gt;&gt; PROBABLY NOT. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO STOP. &gt;&gt; Reporter: CLARK SAYS THE DRIVERS WANT THE CITY TO GIVE THEM A SPACE TO HAVE THEIR MEET UPS. I TOOK THAT REQUEST TO THE MAYOR. &gt;&gt; IT IS HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW, A PARKING LOT THAT SOMEBODY HAS IN THE CITY, THAT IS OUT OF PEOPLE'S HEARING, THAT WOULD NOT BE BOTHERING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SO FORTH, WHERE PEOPLE COULD BE DOING THAT KIND OF THING. &gt;&gt; WRAL NEWS, DURUM. &gt;&gt;&gt; WHAT AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE THERE, POLICE TELL</p>

Group wants spot to rev engines, squeal tires, but Durham mayor says that's not feasible

Across the city, people in Durham are noticing the same troubling trend: street racing and car shows going late into the night. Many residents have experienced the same issue. The city's mayor even said this happens on his street.

Loud, late-night car meet-ups in Durham not going away, organizers say

There was a second hearing in the case of the Alamance County Speedway against the state health department on Friday. 

Second hearing in state health department case against Ace Speedway held Friday

Cooper addresses concerns over speedway holding large crowds at season opener

Mark Menscer made a living in the drag racing world and now he's started a foundation to try to create more opportunity in the world of agriculture. 

Foundation hopes to provide opportunity for young farming hopefuls

Menscer Racing

A North Carolina man is accused of pushing his Dodge Challenger to 197 mph (317 kph) during a street race last month.