One person issued summons after stunt drivers take to streets; mob rushed police car

BATON ROUGE – Although hundreds of people gathered for street racing across the capital city Saturday night into Sunday morning, only one person was issued a summons and had their car impounded. 

Video posted by StreetDemonsBR showed stunt racers doing donuts in the Costco parking lot, drivers going over 100 mph on the interstate and bystanders turning into participants when bum rushing a police car. 

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According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded to St. Phillip Street near Past Time and George’s Bar to break up reckless driving in the area. 

A mob of spectators rushed the first police unit to arrive to the scene, blocking it from being able to reach the stunt drivers. Police say the spectators beat on the car, causing an unknown amount of damage. 

One person, Jatyrian Dyson, was issued a summons Sunday morning and had his car towed. 

No more information was immediately available.