Illegal car racing in Zetel: Two speeders under police control!

In the night of Monday, March 17, 2025, a serious incident occurred in Zetel, Friesland district in connection with illegal car racing. Two young men, 18 and 19 years old and from Wilhelmshaven, fought a race that took place on the opposite lane at a significantly excessive speed. During the race, the drivers lost control of their vehicles, which led to the damage to a lantern and a protective grille. Fortunately, there were no injured people in the incident. The police have initiated criminal proceedings against the two drivers because of their participation in this illegal race, such as ndr.de reported.

illegal car racing has increased all over Germany in recent years, which attracts the attention of the police. For example, another prohibited motor vehicle race took place in Berlin-Spandau on Monday evening, July 17th. Two police officers observed a meeting between a 17-year-old Opel driver and a 19-year-old BMW driver in a parking lot. The BMW had previously been borrowed from a car sharing company. The two drivers, accompanied by an 18-year-old man in a Kia, drove towards Nennhauser Damm at an excessive speed. When they passed a mobile radar vehicle, the race stopped. A total of eight people got out of the three vehicles and approached the speed camera. However, before they could reach the radar vehicle, they were stopped and checked by alarmed police officers. The 17-year-old Opel driver had no driver's license and had stolen his mother's car without permission, whereupon he was taken into police custody. The leaderships of the adult speeds and the vehicles were also confiscated, and the further investigations are taken over by the responsible specialist commissioner of the police directorate, such as berlin-live.de reported.