LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police and Mayor Craig Greenberg tried something a little different to deter people who take part in illegal street racing.

The city confiscated a 2021 Hellcat Durango in 2024. It was seized at the Street Rod Nationals after investigators learned it had been used in street racing.

The SUV was marked for destruction because detectives say the vehicle had several stolen parts that made it impossible to auction off.

The department opted to take the SUV, valued at $100,000, and crush it to send a message.

Mayor Greenberg pushed the button that crushed the machinery at the Louisville Metro Police impound lot on Frankfort Avenue.

77-year-old Myrtle Wacker died in 2024 in an illegal street racing crash on Bardstown Road. The mayor cited that death a

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