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News Nearby: Men Charged With Drag Racing in Front of Police Station

A Duluth Police officer reported seeing two men stop their cars, pull up even, and accelerate at a high rate of speed on Buford Highway in front of the police department.

Two Suwanee men allegedly observed drag racing by a Duluth police officer on Buford Highway in front of the Duluth Public Safety Center were handcuffed and hauled off to jail. Both were charged with stopping in a roadway and racing.

A Duluth police officer parked in the police department’s parking lot saw a red Corvette and a black BMW slow to a stop on Buford Highway, pull even to each other, accelerate to a high rate of speed, and begin to race each other south on the highway, according to the Duluth PD incident report.

The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Friday (March 22).

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As the officer pulled onto Buford Highway, he saw the cars turn into the parking lot of A Lot of Used Cars at 3425 Buford Highway. The officer turned on his lights and siren and pursued the vehicles.

The drivers of the two cars exited their vehicles in the car lot. The driver of the Corvette, Michael Rodriguez, 42, of Suwanee, identified himself as the owner of the used car dealership. Jun Suk Lee, 30, also of Suwanee, was driving the BMW.

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