DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Business owners are calling for a crackdown on speeding and street racing after yet another car plowed into a repair shop in DeKalb County.
Owners Maleek and Michael Parrish told Channel 2's Tom Regan this is at least the eighth time in the last few years that a car has hit the shop.
The stretch of Moreland Avenue, where the business is located, is known as a hot spot for street racing.
"I don't want a guy to get killed actually trying to make a living for his family. But the guys racing the cars don't even care," owner Maleek Parrish told Channel 2.
The Parrishes came to the shop around midnight after an alarm went off. When they arrived, they discovered that a Dodge Charger on its side had plowed through a wall.
DeKalb police cited and released the car's owner, who walked away unharmed. He told police he had purchased the car a week ago.
The owners say that they would like to see more aggressive enforcement of speeding and for guardrails to be installed to protect their business.
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