The Buellton workplace of the California Freeway Patrol introduced on its Fb web page Wednesday afternoon it had busted various “high-end automobiles touring at excessive speeds” via the realm.
Accompanying the put up was a photograph of a visitors cease on Freeway 101 involving a Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini, all painted white. The CHP additionally reported different sports activities automobiles making unlawful passes and driving recklessly on Freeway 154.
With the help of an air assist unit, “we had been capable of take the suitable enforcement actions and sluggish a number of of those drivers down,” the CHP mentioned. The Buellton workplace had obtained a tip that teams of fast-moving automobiles had been heading their approach, and officers issued seven whole tickets, the division mentioned.
Numerous Fb commenters speculated the speedsters had been en path to Monterey Automotive Week, a weeklong occasion that pulls automobile fanatics from throughout California. Some mentioned they’d witnessed the shenanigans firsthand.
“I had two [of] this kind of automobile driving on HWY 41 this afternoon simply passing everybody,” mentioned Turlock resident Jayme Burnett-Seay. “About 30 got here via Castaic within the morning driving so recklessly,” wrote Mike Brooks.
The busts think of an incident final November when the driving force of a Lamborghini was cited for for going 152 mph on Freeway 154, 97 mph over the pace restrict. Los Angeles County resident Zhan John Akopyan challenged the ticket however was discovered responsible of the infraction. He was fined $1,950 and his license was suspended for 30 days.
In response to continual rushing and different security issues alongside the mountainous, two-lane freeway, Santa Barbara County officers created the State Route 154 Security Committee. The committee’s final assembly was in June, the place numerous mitigation efforts had been mentioned, together with elevated enforcement.
