Police investigating Ballyclare ‘reckless’ driving footage

The clip, lasting 28 seconds, features a BMW car being driven “recklessly” around The Square and Main Street while a passenger in another speeding vehicle records the incident.

In a statement issued to the Newtownabbey Times, a PSNI spokesperson confirmed officers are aware of the video and are investigating.

South Antrim MLA, Pam Cameron has condemned those behind the video which was uploaded to social media at the weekend.

The DUP representative said: “I have spoken to the PSNI about the video which has been widely shared across social media showing two vehicles racing at considerable speed around the town square.

“The footage shows one silver vehicle in particular skidding across the traffic lanes. They are putting themselves and others lives at serious risk by this reckless behaviour.

“At a time when our emergency services are under extreme pressure, this sort of anti-social behaviour is even more disgraceful and selfish.

“I would encourage anyone who recognises the vehicles or knows who was involved to get in touch with the PSNI on the non-emergency 101 number.”

--

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper whenever you are able to do so.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper when you can safely.

You can also enjoy unlimited access to the best news from across Northern Ireland and the UK by subscribing to newsletter.co.uk

With a digital subscription, you can read more than five articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up.

Thank you.