‘Fast and Furious’ Shoot Sparks Protests Over ‘Nightmare’ Car Stunts in Historic LA Neighborhood
thewrap.comfatal traffic collisions increased 13% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to online Los Angeles Police Department data.
LAPD’s Central Bureau, which includes Angelino Heights, has seen an increase of 23% in fatal collisions so far this year. One Angelino Heights resident, who asked not to be identified by name for professional reasons, said the neighborhood has endured “years and years of (fans) street racing, spinning, and drifting” every week. “There are street takeovers, and spinouts and then they rip up the street doing 70 miles an hour on residential streets on Kensington and then across to Bellevue,” she said, adding that “it’s depressing and scary for everyone that lives in this neighborhood.” (Another local resident captured video, below, of a motorist performing spinouts in front of Bob’s Market in broad daylight.)Planaria Price, a resident of five decades who has restored a number of homes in Angelino Heights with her husband, is not totally opposed to Hollywood production in the neighborhood.
She and her neighbors have benefited financially from a variety of productions over the years — from the home used in the TV series “Charmed” and a house used in Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” video on the street where she lives which she said drew “sweet and respectful tourists.” And industry-related companies have donated to local community organizations at the couple’s request.
But when “Fast and Furious” started filming around Bob’s Market and East Kensington years ago, “it brought a whole different group of fans and it started all (the street stunts),” she said. “This ‘Fast and Furious’ (franchise) has become a total nightmare.
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