Drone spots Portland street drifting, 2 arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The drivers of an Infiniti and a BMW were arrested Friday night and their cars were towed after allegedly drifting their cars around a security officer's vehicle in North Portland.
The drifting, also called street sliding, was reported around 9:30 p.m. in a parking lot near 15900 N. Columbia Boulevard, police said. A drone was used to spot the drifting and also caught a private security officer approach the drivers to put an end to it.
But, authorities said. the drivers then drifted around the security officer, which was caught on the drone footage.
After getting the evidence, police pulled the cars over in traffic stops. The drivers of the 2005 Infiniti G35, Sergio Jimenez of Springfield, and a 2000 BMW 323 Series, Miguel A. Olmos-Gonzales of Portland, were arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail.
Their cars were towed and may be subject to forfeiture under a new reckless driving law.
Authorities also said they found a loaded gun in the Infiniti. Jimenez, 30, will likely face charges of unlawful street takeover, possession of a loaded gun and unlawful possession of a gun.
The 33-year-old Olmos-Gonzales faces unlawful street takeover.
The investigation is ongoing.