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Jed Boal reportingTwo men in Sandy want justice. Street racers sideswiped their car and sent them to the hospital badly banged up.
Eyewitness News first showed you the crash yesterday. Two or three cars racing down I-15 took out an unsuspecting driver and his friend late Saturday night.
That reckless crash seriously injured two men. The drivers that caused the crash-- not a scratch. Both victims moved gingerly tonight when I met them. They're banged up from head to toe.
Casey Westerfield and Pep Hinds have been through a lot together. They've been best friends since they were kids.
The crash tossed both of their bodies across the interstate and left them broken and bloodied. The men were headed home from a concert.
Pep Hinds/Crash Victim: "I just heard this loud roaring. A really decked out car comes flying up on me."
Hinds thought it was going 110, maybe 120, when it tried to pass on the right and ran out of room.
Pep Hinds/Crash Victim: "He just slammed on his brakes and t-boned the passenger side. Slid across three lanes, hit the barrier and started rolling."
Casey Westerfield/Crash Victim: "I remember the BMW hitting us, then the barrier, and I was unconscious."
The Utah Highway Patrol reported two cars racing. Hinds saw three. When they regained their senses they could hardly believe both were alive.
Pep Hinds/Crash Victim: "It's difficult. Jerks that like to street race nearly killed me and my best friend."
Casey Westerfield/Crash Victim: "It takes a toll in every part of my life. Waking up this morning was unbearable. My whole body was stiff. [I have] 11 staples in my head. It's very painful."
An Eyewitness News investigation got video from street racers in Salt Lake City a couple of years ago. That report exposed a growing problem with deadly consequences.
These racers blasted down 7th East at speeds well over 100 miles per hour. That investigation prompted a new law that lets police impound cars of street racers.
Right now, that's little comfort to Hinds and Westerfield.
Pep Hinds/Crash Victim: "I want this guy prosecuted to the fullest."
Not long ago, the UHP told Eyewitness News it has not cited the reckless drivers yet. Investigators want to meet with prosecutors and discuss charges that fit this crime.
