Assemblyman Vince Fong looks to increase penalties for illegal street racing

Assemblyman Vince Fong looks to increase penalties for illegal street racing

AIMED AT KEEPING YOU SAFE WHILEDRIVING ON THE STREETS.

LEZLA?GOOD EVENING..

ASSEMBLYMEMBE RVINCE FONG HAS OFFICIALLYINTRODUCED A BILL THAT WOULDADDRESS SPEED RACING BYALLOWING ADDITIONAL PENALTIESFOR THOSE WHOPUBLICLY ARE ENGAGING IN A SPEEDCONTEST OR A MOTORVEHICLE SHOWING EXCESSIVE SPEED.WE NEED TO GIVE OUR DISTRICT ANDOURLAW ENFORCEMENT ADDITIONAL TOOLSTO CRACK DOWN ON THIS BEHAVIORAND KEEPOUR STREETS SAFE.ASSEMBLY BILL 2565 WAS CO-AUTHORED BY VINCE FONG ANDFELLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER LAURAFRIEDMAN OFGLENDALE TO CRACK DOWN ON SPEEDRACING STATEWIDE-THE BILL ALLOWING FOR DRIVERS TOHAVE THEIR LICENSESUSPENDED FOR SPEED RACING EVENINCLUDING ACTIONS SUCH ASENGINE REVVING- AND BURNING OUTVEHICLE TIRES IN FRONT OF ANAUDIENCE TO SHOW OFF.TIME AFTER TIME WE HAVE HEARDFROMCONSTITUENTS THAT STREET RACINGIS GROWING ON THEIR STREETS ANDANDUNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE SEEN THELOST OF LIFE IN BAKERSFIELD- SOIHAVE INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION.ACCORDING TO POLICE ONE OF THELIVES LOST TO STREETRACING WAS INNOCENT BYSTANDER58 YEAR OLD MARIANAVARRO.

ON NOVEMBER 24TH - AMUSTANG INVOLVED IN ASTREET RACE CRASHED INTO HERMINIVAN AND PUT HER TWOGRANDCHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL.HER FAMILY SAYS THEY HOPESOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THESTREET RACING TO PREVENTANOTHER TRAGEDY.SOT: JOANNA NAVARRO/ MARIANAVARROS'S NIECETHERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE DRIVINGSO THE WAY IT WAS MYAUNT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONESFAMILY..ANYONE GETTING OFF OFWORK THAT TIME ANYBODY KIDSWALKING HIM FROM SCHOOL..

ANYONEON THE STREET..UNFORTUNATLEY ITWAS MY AUNT.SINCE THE NOVEMBER CRASH THEBAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENTLAUNCHED A STREET RACINGOPERATION TOCOMBAT THE ILLEGAL TREND BUTWOULD WELCOME A BILLTO HELP DETER OFFENDERS.SOT: SGT.

NATHAN MCCAULEY/BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENTTHIS WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHINGON THE FRONT FOR USTHE BETTER IMPACT FOR USHOPEFULLY WHERE IT WOULDHAVE A BETTER IMPACT ISDETERRENT FORM THIS ACTIVITYBECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSETHEIR LICENSE AND IT WOULD BEMORE THAN JUST FINE..

THEY WOULDLOSE THEIR LICENSE WHICH IS ACOSTLY THING.UNDER CURRENT LAW, STREET RACINGIS ILLEGAL AND PENALTIESINCLUDE DRIVER LICENSESUSPENSION.

THE NEW PROPOSEDBILL WOULD IMPOSES THE SAMEPENALTIES FOR THE DISPLAYOF SPEED RACING AS WELL.

THEBILL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEARD INCOMMITTEE ON MARCH 22.NOW TO A CRIME ALERT -- TWO H-