People are living their best The Fast and the Furious fantasies in Cape Town and the consequences are dire.

A video has been doing the rounds on social media showing a high-speed street race on the N1 outgoing at the Sable Road off-ramp.

Unlike the movies, however, the crash is real and the driver was seriously injured when he lost control of his BMW.

This gives you a good idea of the speed involved:

New reports say that the driver of the BMW had to have both his legs amputated, although those are unconfirmed at this time.

An earlier report by the Citizen claimed that the man was brain dead, although that has since been updated.

According to Cape Town Etc, the race and resultant accident have prompted the City to release a statement condemning illegal street racing.

Here’s another angle of the crash:

Cape Town – N1 Highway: High Speed street racing #CRASH – last night opposite Century City #Dicing pic.twitter.com/ZxCts7bEl5

— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) January 21, 2019

The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, confirmed that the incident took place in the early hours of Monday morning.

“The incident is just the latest example of the devastation wrought by illegal street racers on our streets.”

Smith also said that the fact that individuals were standing by and filming the event is “concerning”.

He added that it is not always only the drivers involved who get hurt in such incidents.

“No other persons were hurt, but there have been plenty of cases before where innocent persons have paid with their lives because of the recklessness and arrogance of others.”

The traffic service is unable to prosecute those involved based on third-party evidence such as video footage, but the South African Police Service intends to pursue a case on the incident.

In a separate shocking incident on Sunday, the Ghost Squad pursued a vehicle on the N2 that was speeding at a mark of almost 200km per hour. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and, astoundingly, swapped seats with his passenger mid-pursuit as the car was racing along to avoid prosecution.

The car finally pulled over soon after, and the original driver was arrested on charges of reckless and negligent driving as well as drunk driving. Both passengers were charged with defeating the ends of justice.

The Ghost Squad, a Cape Town specialist unit which works in unmarked vehicles to crack down on traffic violations, have confirmed multiple incidents of street racing over the last while.

Guys, please, let’s cut this nonsense out.

[source:capetownetc&citizen]