Living nightmare of boy racers targeted by police
Boy racers tearing up and down a busy dual carriageway between Stourbridge and Halesowen are causing 'a living nightmare' for residents and businesses.
And dozens of the young drivers were caught in the latest episode of speeding this week during a meeting held in the car parks of Premier Inn and The Badgers Sett pub off the A456.
Police moved in following reports about vehicles causing a nuisance.
Sharon Henderson, team leader at The Badgers Sett, said: "They treat the road like a game – tearing out of the car park on the road at high speeds without even looking.
"We try and stop them coming on the car park, but without enough staff it is not wise to go out there – it's a living nightmare."
She added: "I have been here for 10 years and it's been going on for as long as I remember."
West Mercia Police spokesman Lynne Masters said officers were last called to the stretch of road last Sunday at about 8.30pm.
It followed reports from a nearby business of 30 vehicles in a road layby. She said: "Police found about 40 of them speeding."
Pc Tim Burling is among the officers who cover the Hagley area. He said: "We do hear of problems of boy racers and we do respond to it.
"It's often something which comes and goes, but we are aware it is not nice for people who live nearby."
West Mercia and West Midlands Police have been targeting speeding motorists in recent weeks after the issue was made a priority by communities in villages and towns on the Worcestershire and Dudley border.
