Investigators attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command’s Strike Force Puma commenced an investigation after vision of a large-scale car meet at Chullora on Friday, October 23, was published on social media.
The vision allegedly displayed numerous vehicles conducting dangerous burnouts among crowds.
Following inquiries, a 17-year-old male and three men – aged 20, 26 and 47 – have now been charged.
The teen, who held a provisional licence, was charged with prolong, sustain loss of traction and his licence was also suspended.
A 20-year-old Merrylands West man was charged with prolong, sustain loss of traction and his licence was suspended. His Toyota Lexus was confiscated for three months.
A 26-year-old Warwick Farm man was charged with prolong, sustain etc loss of traction and driving in a manner dangerous to the public. His licence was suspended, and police confiscated his Ford Falcon for three months.
A 47-year-old Roselands man who allegedly recorded and published the material online was also charged.
In a separate incident, about 11.20am last Tuesday, Strike Force Puma officers were conducting patrols of the M5 at Kingsgrove when they detected a Mercedes C250 allegedly travelling in excess of 130km/h in a 80km/h zone.
The driver, a 27-year-old Liverpool man, was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for drive in a manner dangerous to the public and exceed speed limit by more than 45km/h. His vehicle was confiscated for three months.
Strike Force Puma was formed 2018 to target drivers with a history of licence offences and a repeated history of drink and drug driving offences, and drivers with extreme and erratic behaviours.
