POLICE are working to organize a crackdown on drivers taking part in illegal racing activities to curb the dangerous activity.
Even if the driver is not behind the wheel, it can get stuck if used for racing.
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The Seattle, Washington City Council is working on a bill that would allow police officers to issue a $500 ticket to the registered owner of a vehicle used in illegal racing activities.
Therefore, if someone is using someone else’s car to participate in street races, the registered owner will be responsible for the ticket, he said. Police 1.
The law is part of a larger bill proposed to the council by City Attorney Ann Davison, the same attorney who is involved in the case against Miles Hudson and his Belltown Hellcat, to combat illegal street racing.
Davison helped prosecute the infamous driver, who is now responsible for $83,619.97 in civil penalties and attorney fees after three consecutive months of blatant disregard for city laws.
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This law, if passed, would help curb any drivers that Hudson’s actions may have inspired.
Punishable dangerous displays include speeding through intersections to do donuts and racing through parking lots.
“This legislation responds to the recent increase in large street racing events that pose a safety risk to the public – pedestrians, cyclists and other motorists,” Davison said.
“The new civil infraction will give police a tool to hold vehicle owners accountable when their cars are used at these events.”
Illegal racing activities are particularly popular during the summer months.
Proponents of the project cited a fatal accident resulting from street racing in the city’s Auburn neighborhood.
Seattle has implemented speed cameras to help deflect activity.
However, riders simply move their events to locations without cameras, and once the events begin, there is little law enforcement can do to stop them.
The new law would allow police officers to write down license plates from multiple cars to cite more drivers.
Current law would allow a single officer to identify and arrest one driver at a time, making it difficult to hold multiple drivers accountable.
The outlet made sure to note that Miles Hudson may not have been the obvious inspiration for the policy change, but the law could be used against him in the future.
What is the Belltown Hellcat?
The Belltown Hellcat is an infamous modified 2023 Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT that has been terrorizing Belltown, Seattle, Washington for months.
Owner Miles Hudson has been making headlines since April following multiple reckless driving charges in downtown Seattle, Washington. He posted videos on his Instagram driving over 100 mph on city streets at 3 or 4 a.m. with the intention of “waking them up.”
He was in and out of courtrooms with speeding, parking and traffic violations piling up. His mother, Rebecca, is responsible for the vehicle and was jointly charged with paying $1,300 for each day the vehicle was not in compliance with the city’s noise code after April 15.
Reddit has been closely following his as residents are fed up with being terrorized by the driver.
On June 18, Hudson was ordered by a judge to pay more than $83,000 in overdue fines and for failing to prove the vehicle was being repaired to remove modifications that violated city code.
In March, he was charged with two counts of reckless driving after posting videos on social media of him driving at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
After he was ordered not to drive his Hellcat until the vehicle was restored to factory settings, he posted more videos of him participating in illegal activities in the passenger seat while someone else drove the car.
This law would hold accountable drivers like Hudson who took advantage of a legal loophole.
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