The Cannonball Run is a famous, illegal, timed race between New York and Los Angeles, which is why winners get the asterisk “allegedly.” Driving Magazine reported in late May: “Since quarantines first started, seven different Cannonball records have allegedly been broken.”

Cannonball street racers were allegedly shattering that record, again and again, because fewer cars were on the streets and highways to slow them down. Many police officers were skittish about interacting with more people than they absolutely had to, given uncertainty about how COVID-19 was transmitted.