Police have condemned the reckless actions of a so-called ‘death driver’ filmed on the main A6 Glenshane Road.
The video has been posted on social media. And now police say the net is closing in on the driver responsible.
“We are aware of a video of a death driver on the main A6 Glenshane Road recently posted on social media. We are currently investigating and the net is closing in on the person behind the wheel.
“It’s sometimes difficult to choose the words to describe our anger and disgust at such idiots who think it is acceptable to drive like this on public roads,” said a PSNI spokesperson.
Police say they spend far too much time after a crash picking up the pieces of carnage, both physical and emotional, to find videos like this in anyway amusing or acceptable.
“Over recent days there has been a noticeable increase in tyre marks left on roads from diffing and the like.
“A lot of idiots in Mid Ulster need to wise up. If you want to drive like that, go and pay to do it on a private track. It‘s only a matter of time before someone is killed as a direct result of driving like this.
“We have no issue with people taking pride in their cars, plenty of us in the police are petrol heads too. We know there is a thriving scene in Mid Ulster for those who appreciate their cars but sadly a small selection of death drivers are going to cause significant problems for everyone,” added the spokesperson.
Police are now warning that if anti social and death driving continue, they will begin stopping every car that has so much as a window sticker on it, and they vow to go through it with a fine tooth comb.
“Cars will be seized and held for examination for as long as it takes us. We won’t tolerate anti social driving and neither should you – get the word out to your mates, enough is enough,” added the police spokesperson.
