West Midlands Police hail first jailing of street-racing organisers

Supt Gareth Mason said it was the first time the organisers of street racing in the area had been jailed.

He described the illegal races as a “big problem in the West Midlands” and said the three, all from Birmingham, had used closed social media groups to coordinate their activities.

Retail worker Nagmadin, of Blakemore Close, Bartley Green, was “the creator of a popular street racing account, which had around 20,000 followers”, the West Midlands force said.

It said his account would announce the location of the meetings at the last minute and afterwards share images of the cars.

Unemployed Reid, of Barber Street, Lozells, was responsible for posting on a similar Instagram account, the force said, and he was involved in organising events and attended races.

Nursery worker Jessica Roberts, of Ballams Wood Drive, Birmingham, was found by the police to have hundreds of messages on her phone, discussing attending and arranging meet-ups.