Chattanooga police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a video that appears to show two police officers drag racing their patrol cars down a street.
In the video, which was posted to YouTube and Facebook, an unidentified man films the two patrol cars from a distance. The two cars pull up next to each other, stop, and then take off rapidly down the street, away from the camera.
The man behind the camera narrates the 35-second clip.
"Look at these two cops," he says with a Southern accent, "Look like they're going to try to drag race each other down the road here. Parking right beside each other. They might be getting ready to - yep there they go. Tax dollars going to the good folks. They're all both suck. Idiots."
The video is titled, "Chattanooga tax dollars at work police drag race," but it's unclear whether the video was actually shot in Chattanooga or when it was shot.
The Chattanooga Police Department became aware of the video on Saturday, Officer Mark Frazer said in a statement. The department has launched an internal affairs fact finding investigation into the incident.
Frazer noted that there is "no validated information in reference to the specific cars, date, time, location or officers involved," and asked that anyone with information about the video or the drag racing call the department's internal affairs division at 423-643-6240.