The Metro Nashville Police Department detained 12 people, including seven teenagers, during its Street Racer Initiative on Saturday night.
According to police, they tracked down known street racing groups in South Nashville, where vehicles had gathered to do reckless driving maneuvers and set off fireworks. The operation resulted in 12 arrests for a total of 47 counts.
Officers first responded to a group around Antioch Pike and Haystack Lane, where a passenger was allegedly hanging out of a moving Ford Mustang. Police said the Mustang fled an attempted traffic check and was later discovered on Bell Road near Smith Springs Road doing donuts and launching fireworks from the vehicle. MNPD Aviation assisted in stopping the automobile after it fled again.
The driver was identified by police as Michael Urena, 26. He was accused with inciting a disturbance, fleeing arrest, reckless endangerment, and contributing to juvenile delinquency. Urena remains in jail on a $45,500 bond.
A second arrest was made early Sunday when officers responded to a group firing off fireworks in the 3700 block of Nolensville Pike. According to police, Granados Zavala, 19, fled at high speeds before the car became damaged at Zoo Road. Zavala was arrested together with five other passengers, four of whom were teens.
According to investigators, authorities recovered three firearms, including a BB gun, as well as THC vape devices and marijuana from the vehicle.
Zavala was charged with instigating a disturbance, fleeing arrest, reckless endangerment, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police stated she is still in jail on a $44,000 bond.
The Metro Nashville Police Department stated that the Street Racer Initiative is still active, with officers continuing to pursue unlawful street racing activity throughout the city.
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