Florida lawmakers are looking to continue their crackdown on illegal street racing, increasing penalties for those who are caught burning rubber on the roads.
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Illegal street racing has been an ongoing issue here in Duval County.
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In 2021 Action News Jax discovered dozens of videos showing large coordinated illegal street races.
Later that year, one of those illegal events even popped up in front of JSO headquarters , blocking off Bay Street.
Since then, JSO has announced several anti-street racing stings, which have resulted in hundreds of citations issued and dozens of arrests .
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Even as Florida lawmakers have sought to crack down on illegal street racing by threatening spectators with charges and allowing for video of races to be used as evidence, the problem still persists.