GARDEN GROVE police cracked down on illegal street racing and street “takeovers” in September (Shutterstock).

Moving fast to combat illegal street racing and “takeovers,” the Garden Grove Police Department in September deployed extra resources and netted a truck full of citations, arrests and impounded vehicles.

This, and other efforts, have resulted in a 79 percent decrease in fatal vehicle accidents in Garden Grove from 2021, according to Sgt. Royce Wimmer of the GGPD.

Officers issued 823 citations, including 273 for excessive/loud exhaust. Twenty-eight vehicles were impounded or stored.

Thirty-nine arrests were made, including nine for intoxicated driving  and five for street racing.