City Council OKs towing crackdown on vehicles used in drag racing, drifting

The pavement at Clinton and Monroe streets in the West Loop was filled with tire marks on Monday, evidence of what had happened the night before. That’s when a crowd had gathered to watch cars drift and spin around the intersection. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

Daredevil drag racers and drifters who drive in circles and figure-eights around a crowd of spectators and get their kicks by posting video of their stunt driving on social media may soon be sealing their own fate.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday handed the Chicago Police Department a new and powerful tool to combat the antics endangering spectators almost every weekend and disrupting the sleep of area residents.