Hampton man charged after reckless driving incident involving fireworks in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Hampton man is facing charges after a reckless driving incident took over several streets in Richmond over the weekend.

During the night on Saturday, March 7, into the early morning of Sunday, March 8, officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to multiple calls of vehicles driving recklessly throughout the city.

Upon arrival, police said they found a large group of drivers operating their cars in a dangerous manner on Forest Hill Avenue, Midlothian Turnpike, German School Road and Libbie and Patterson avenues, among other areas in Richmond.

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Police said they received reports of possible random gunfire, though there was no evidence of shots being fired after they investigated.

Richmond Police said residents saw fireworks in the area and "multiple pedestrian onlookers were in dangerous proximity to reckless driving" as some were filming the incident at the time. Police said there were no injuries.

A Hampton man was charged with reckless driving and tint violation after police conducted a traffic stop following the weekend incident. The Richmond Police Department continues to investigate. No further information was immediately available.

8News has asked police whether fireworks may have been fired from these cars, how many drivers participated in the incident, whether they were doing "donuts" and if there have been any other arrests. This article will be updated when new information becomes available.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.