GREENSBORO, N.C. — Multiple neighbors living off Presbyterian Road in Greensboro are concerned over late night racing, burnouts and car meetups.
WFMY News 2's Nixon Norman spoke with one of those neighbors, Sandee Jones, who said her main concern is safety.
Jones has lived off Presbyterian Road for over twenty years. Over the past three weekends, she said she's been woken up by 20 to 50 cars racing outside of her home. She also said the cars stay out anywhere from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
"They were racing. That's basically what it was because they were on either side of Presbyterian but every car was going the same way," Jones said.
Last Saturday was the last straw for Jones. She contacted law enforcement and deputies arrived. Guilford County Sheriff's Office confirmed they told the drivers to go home.
In surveillance footage provided by Jones, you can see people taking off on foot and speeding away in their cars.
"The lady on the dispatch told me, she said, 'As soon as we run them off from one place, within an hour, they're somewhere else.' So it's not just here that they've done it, they're doing it everywhere," Jones said.
Jones said it's not just racing she's concerned about, but the burnouts taking place near her home too.
At the intersection of South East School Road and Alamance Church Road, just seconds up the road from Jones' home, you can see tire marks from repeated doughnuts being done in the middle of the street.
Jones' biggest fear is that someone will end up hurt, or worse... dead.
"They don't know there's cars up here in the middle of the road, they don't know there's people out here having joyrides and fun, what they consider fun, and doing doughnuts and they're gonna drive up on one of those cars one of these Saturday mornings and they're not gonna be able to stop and it's either the truck drivers gonna lose his life or they may all lose their lives," Jones said.
Near the burnout marks is a dented guardrail and a street sign that has been completely knocked out of the ground. NCDOT is responsible for the replacement of this sign.