Woman leans out of moving car holding AK47 in California

(Credit: San Francisco Police Department)

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — A photo posted Wednesday by the San Francisco Police Department shows a woman hanging out of the passenger side window of a moving car while holding an AK47.

Authorities said the woman leaned out of a Cadillac with the weapon on July 11 during “an illegal exhibition of speed event.”

Under California Vehicle Code 23109, an exhibition of speed is a crime related to speed contests.

SFPD Traffic Company personnel seized the vehicle Wednesday, and police shared a photo of the car being towed away.

No other details were released.

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