Up to 1000 car enthusiasts flooded Dunedin to do burnouts and engage in illegal street racing at the weekend, culminating in a serious crash in Herbert, police say. It appeared that people came from Christchurch, Invercargill and other areas, Snr Sgt Bond said. Lots of complaints were made about racing and burnouts, but no vehicle registrations were recorded and no arrests were made. Later, it appeared that some enthusiasts from Oamaru were involved in a serious crash in Otepopo St (State Highway 1) in Herbert about 9pm, Snr Sgt Bond said. A St John spokeswoman said a helicopter and two ambulances attended, and a patient with serious injuries was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2022 04:11 UTC