Georgia’s governor is throwing his support behind efforts to curb street racing and stunt driving, saying heavier penalties are needed to crack down on the illegal activities.
Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday announced his support for House Bill 534, one of several proposals already pending in the General Assembly to combat a problem that Atlanta-area police agencies say had spiked in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when traffic thinned on roads.
“Our streets and highways and parking lots have become free-for-all speedways for criminals,” Kemp said
The Kemp-backed proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Josh Bonner of Peachtree City, creates new crimes for promoting drag racing and reckless stunt driving, in addition to the current crimes of drag racing or laying drags. The latter is a crime that is applicable when people are not racing on public roadways but driving in donuts or showing off, possibly on private property. Reckless stunt driving would be when someone la
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Kemp backs efforts to crack down on illegal street racing
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