SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says street racers took over an intersection at Denny Way and Broad Street late Saturday night.
Just after midnight, city traffic cameras caught multiple cars doing donuts and blocking traffic while a large crowd gathered to watch.
Some attendees used Lime bikes and scooters to block cars from continuing through the intersection.
SPD says a 52-year-old man was assaulted and his car was damaged while he tried to move a Lime scooter out of the way.
Participants scattered when police arrived, and some racers headed toward I-5, Seattle police said.
Some neighbors criticized what they said was a slow police response.
“It definitely was loud. I just didn’t understand what was going on. I didn’t call the [front] desk… I thought I would just ride it out, and hoping someone called the police, and, if they did… why it took them so long to get there?” inquired neighbor Bennett Oberfeld.
“I say I’ve been here for 16 years and I’ve just seen more and more and more of this. And more and more of a difficult time in getting police responses,” said neighbor Chuck Francouer.
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