Kentucky police crush a Dodge Durango Hellcat in order to send a blunt message

These Kentucky cops crushed a Dodge Durango Hellcat in order to send a blunt message.

Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Paul L Humphrey wasn’t pulling any punches with this stunt.

Working alongside the city’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, he has taken a tough stance on street racing.

And by tough, we mean really tough – car-crushing levels of tough.

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The Louisville police crushed this Dodge Durango Hellcat to send a message

In a Facebook live, Chief Humphrey and Mayor Greenberg laid down the law to street racers.

The two were delivering a press conference in a scrapyard.

Behind them, a Dodge Durango Hellcat sat in a car crusher.

“This is a message to people who want to go out and participate in this dangerous behavior,” Chief Humphrey said.

“We are not going to tolerate it on the streets of Louisville.”

Chief Humphrey admitted that he ‘would have loved to have thrown the car in the fleet if it were street legal’.

We’ve certainly seen more unorthodox police cars in our time – how about the Dubai police force with its Mansory Cullinans and McLaren Arturas?

While the Durango was wearing stolen parts from other cars, the owner hadn’t been prosecuted, as they reportedly weren’t aware of the car’s criminal origins.

The Durango had been taken into custody at last year’s Street Rod Nationals event.

Since 2023, the Louisville Metro Police Department has taken in 167 vehicles for street racing.

Four of them have gone up for auction, with the proceeds going directly to the police force.

None of them has joined the fleet yet.

“When we hear about illegal street racing or takeovers in any part of our city, LMPD shows up and shuts it down,” Mayor Greenberg exclaimed.

It was Mayor Greenberg who pushed the button that ended the life of the Dodge Durango Hellcat.

Police forces around the world are taking on street racing

Whilst street racers might think they’re just having fun, their activities can often prove to be very dangerous.

In Louisville, Mayor Greenberg highlighted the case of 77-year-old Myrtle Wacker, who was killed by a BMW that was speeding at 120mph.

It’s not just in Kentucky that police are cracking down on street racing.

Over in Greece, the Sigma Group is chasing down street racers with the fastest cars that tax money could buy.

It’s a similar tactic adopted by Japanese cops looking to chase down underground racers in Tokyo.

Ultra-fast driving should be limited to safe and controlled environments like a race track – not out in the public streets.

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