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2mo ago

200-Vehicle East Bay Sideshow Ignites Brush Fire and Exposes Enforcement Gaps

Authorities contained the blaze quickly following an early Saturday sideshow that intensified calls for tougher penalties.

Vallejo police are investigating a sideshow involving 200 cars that began in Rodeo. 
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Overview

  • Approximately 200 vehicles staged an unsanctioned sideshow from Rodeo through Franklin Canyon Road into Vallejo early Saturday.
  • Spectators ignited illegal fireworks near Highway 4 in Rodeo, sparking a brush fire that Contra Costa County Fire crews contained rapidly.
  • Favorable weather and a swift response prevented the blaze from spreading across nearby open vegetation.
  • Vallejo Police Department confirmed no arrests were made and no cars were impounded despite visible skid marks at Sonoma Boulevard and Lemon Street.
  • Local residents and officials, including Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell, are calling for harsher fines and extended impoundment periods to curb recurring stunts.