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Across the city, people in Durham are noticing the same troubling trend -- street racing and car shows going late into the night.
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Across the city, people in Durham are noticing the same troubling trend -- street racing and car shows going late into the night.
WRAP UP, THEN COME OUT. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE THE PRESIDENT. ANYTHING CAN CHANGE. VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS EXPECTED TO BE THERE ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE. WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU LIVE RIGHT NOW ON AIR AS WELL. BACK TO YOU. >>> ACROSS THE CITY, PEOPLE IN DURHAM ARE NOTICING THE SAME TROUBLING TREND, STREET RACING AND CAR SHOWS GOING LATE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS IS MAKING SOME PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND IT IS IMPACTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. TODAY, ONE DURHAM RESIDENT TOOK HIS CONCERNS TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WRAL REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW HIS CONCERNS WERE ACTUALLY RECEIVED. SARAH? >> Reporter: LENA, THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT IF YOU LIVE IN DURHAM, YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THE MAYOR EVEN SAID IN THE MEETING TODAY, THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS ON HISTORY. HERE IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE , THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES THEY MEET UP. YOU CAN SEE THE REMNANTS OF THESE TIRE MARKINGS REALLY ALL OVER THIS PARKING LOT. THE NADER SAID STOPPING THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR HIM AND THE POLICE CHIEF. THESE ARE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS THAT ARE CONCERNING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DURHAM. CAR MEET UPS AND RACING, HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY. ONE NORTH DURHAM RESIDENT SPOKE TO THE DURHAM CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT THIS AFTERNOON'S WORK SESSION. >> I'VE SEEN CARS DRIVE BY FIRING GUNS INTO THE AIR AS THEY ARE REVVING, RACING BETWEEN STOPLIGHTS HERE. >> Reporter: WILLIAM POWELL TOLD COUNSEL HE HAS CALLED 911 ABOUT 15 TIMES. THAT IS A PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, BUT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IT IS GONE WORSE. >> IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP BETWEEN 9:00 PM AND 3:00 AM EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR ASSURED POWELL HE AND POLICE WANT TO PUT A STOP TO THIS. >> IF ALL OF US ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY AND THE CHIEF AND THE DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, I VERY MUCH AGREE WITH YOU, IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE'VE GOT TO GET A HANDLE ON IT. >> Reporter: ZOMBIES CAR MEET UP GROUPS ARE VERY ORGANIZED. THEY HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. SO I REACHED OUT TO THEM TO TRY TO GET THEIR PERSPECTIVE. AND I ACTUALLY JUST HEARD BACK FROM ONE WHO SAID THEY DO WANT TO TALK TO ME, SO I'M WORKING TO COORDINATE THAT AND I HOPE TO HAVE THAT FOR YOU IN OUR LATER NEWSCAST. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO POLICE FOR AN INTERVIEW, THEY TOLD ME NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE BUT IN A STATEMENT, SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THEY ARE COMMITTED TO RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND FINDING THOSE RESPONSIBLE.