CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Despite warnings from Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni and the Corpus Christi Police Department of a crackdown on illegal fireworks, it was a sleepless night for many residents of Corpus Christi.
An Austin resident visiting family in the Molina Ward recorded a huge fireworks display from the front porch of her mother’s house.
Hundreds of illegal fireworks can be seen in the short video clip that Maria de la Luz Martinez recorded with her cell phone in the 4300 block of Barrera Drive.
She tells KRIS 6 News that it has become somewhat of an annual tradition to watch the illegal fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
And many other residents of Molina came out last night to watch their neighbors’ illegal display.