Dozens of wheelie-popping dirt bike and ATV riders rolled through Crystal City on Route 1 last night.
The convoy of “Sunday Fun Day” riders rumbled down Route 1 around 8 p.m., stopping at a nearby gas station, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Police responded to the scene but no arrests were made.
“At approximately 8:09 p.m. on June 25, the Emergency Communication Center received reports that approximately 30-40 dirt bikes and ATVs were at the gas station located in the 2300 block of Jefferson Davis Highway,” said ACPD spokeswoman Ashley Savage. “Officers were dispatched to the area but the group exited Arlington County on Route 1 prior to police arrival.”
The riders also were spotted Sunday in various parts of D.C., including downtown. The Metropolitan Police Department has reportedly stepped up arrests in response to the repeated group rides, which police call “extremely dangerous to pedestrians and other motorists.”
This is at least the fourth reported large dirt bike and ATV ride through Arlington since 2015.
Dozens of dirt bikes & ATV's spotted screaming down Massachusetts Ave in DC. #KENS5eyewitness pic.twitter.com/0wAi8ZTX2q
— Jack Acosta (@JackAcostaKENS5) June 25, 2017
100s of people on dirt bikes and 4wheelers just went down Jeff Davis….poppin wheelies… @ARLnowDOTcom
— Tiffany Harrison (@TiffAnn_89) June 26, 2017