Driver does ‘donuts’ around Seattle police as they respond to late night street ‘takeover’

A large crowd of people gathered on a Seattle street Saturday night to watch a ‘takeover’ and arriving police were subject to one driver doing a donut around one of the officers.

At about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, hundreds of people showed up to the street takeover at Western Avenue and Elliott Avenue West.

The crowd was there to watch cars drift in circles in the busy intersection.

As police arrived at the scene, one of the drivers drifted in circles around a Seattle Police Department vehicle.

A spokesperson with Seattle Police says at least 500 people were at the takeover event along with nearly 80 vehicles. Police also say not only did someone do donuts around an SPD cruiser, but someone also kicked the car in the process.

There is a specific state law banning drifting sideshows with crowds and police will soon have more options to impound and seize vehicles used in street races.

Seattle police said everyone scattered when they arrived and no one was arrested.

KIRO7 spoke with one man who lives just blocks away from where the takeover took place.

“A lot of cars running around. My dog was barking at it,” Andres said.

He also told KIRO 7 that he hopes street takeovers like the one that happened Saturday don’t become a common thing for the neighborhood.

“I’d be worried if it was an every weekend kind of thing, for sure,” Andres said.