Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol, recently shut down an unpermitted car meet-up involving approximately 75 vehicles on Blanding Boulevard.
The operation resulted in seven arrests, 17 traffic citations, three impounded vehicles and one seized motorcycle. Law enforcement issued two of those citations to spectators, noting that attending an illegal street race or street takeover in Florida is against the law and carries a $400 fine.
Authorities said they responded after word of the gathering began spreading on social media. The vehicles initially assembled in a Blanding Boulevard parking lot before dangerous driving spilled out onto local roadways and put other drivers at risk…