There were 53 shootings in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, including 11 fatalities.

It appears the governor’s plan to deploy yellow-vested ‘peacekeepers’ to deter violence and crime didn’t work out too well.

Brandon Johnson, the city’s new mayor, released a statement, and blamed the violence on ‘community disinvestment’ and poverty.

ABC 7 News in Chicago reported:

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses Memorial Day weekend violence in city

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed for the first time a surge in deadly gun violence in Chicago following the Memorial Day weekend.

Fifty-three people were shot, 11 fatally, over the holiday weekend.

“What we saw this weekend was a manifestation of community disinvestment, poverty, trauma that our city has struggled with far too long,” Johnson said.

Despite the surge in gun violence and admitting some adjustments are being made moving forward, city leaders touted what officers were able to accomplish this weekend.

Interim CPD Superintendent Fred Waller said 152 illegal guns were recovered this weekend with 4,900 guns taken off the streets so far this year.

“It pains me knowing that too many of our residents have seen or experienced this proliferation of gun violence. No one should fear for their own safety in their own neighborhood,” Waller said.

This is absolutely absurd.

In Chicago, 41 people shot, 11 killed during Memorial Day weekend.

Mayor says the shootings resulted from the trauma of “disinvestment.” https://t.co/yWVs5UBFYJ pic.twitter.com/5Ut7nS8qr4

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) May 31, 2023

FIRST FAIL? In his first test as Mayor, Chicago under @Brandon4Chicago saw at least 53 shootings and 10 fatalities – besting Lori Lightfoot's horrible record, making it the most violent Memorial Day weekend in 8 years. But – get this – in the last 7 days, Chicago has also seen a… pic.twitter.com/vnahgAjgDm

— Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) May 30, 2023

Through last night.

I guess all those community orgs touted by BLM Brandon that were going to keep the silly kids busy at barbeques with egg tosses and three-legged races aren't getting the job done.

A city of unserious people is a dangerous place.https://t.co/1oMfIyLRZu

— Dan Proft (@DanProft) May 28, 2023

Johnson has to use this silly excuse.

It’s not like the violence can be blamed on a lack of gun control laws.

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A scene straight out of the famous TV Series “Dukes of Hazzard” unfolded last week in south Georgia.

For people who have not seen the show, here is a glimpse.

Bodycam footage emerged showing a car flying though the air after launching off the back of a tow truck. As Fox News reported Wednesday, the incident occurred on May 24 happened while deputies from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office were responding to the scene of a crash along Highway 84.

The video start with the cops standing on one side of highway adjacent to a vehicle which has flipped over.

Once a deputy walks toward that wreck, another car suddenly appears and is speeding toward a parked tow truck on the other side of the highway.

The speeding car uses the tow truck’s lowered ramp as launch pad and flies through the air before crashing on the road. Debris from the vehicle is scattered everywhere on the highway.

WATCH:

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The vehicle hits another car in the right lane, causing it tumble forward.

While there is extensive damage to the speeding car, it somewhat miraculously ends up in an upright position.

A police deputy then starts sprinting toward the vehicle and calls for emergency medical assistance (EMS).

Citing a police report, WSB-TV said that the speeding car “vaulted” around 120 feet over the tow truck after launching off its ramp.

The local news station also noted that after striking the vehicle in the right lane, the out-of-control car tumbled 23 feet further post-impact.

The driver, a 21-year-old Tallahassee woman according to the Daily Mail, ended up suffering severe injuries and is unable to speak.

A Lowndes County Sheriff’s Deputy was also taken to a local hospital after being hit by debris from the vehicle.

It is unknown at this point whether the woman will face charges related to the incident.

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