Bill would make street racing, traffic obstruction a felony Viral video shows cars blocking traffic, doing donuts on I-55 in Jackson (Source: Facebook) By Anthony Warren | January 19, 2021 at 5:57 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 8:06 PM
A group of 10 lawmakers, including many members of the Jackson delegation, have authored H.B. 655, which would “revise the penalty for illegal drag racing to make it a felony.”
The bill has been referred to the House’s Judiciary B Committee.
If passed, the measure would amend Section 63-3-1215 to make it a felony to use public roads for “speed competitions, drag races, tests of physical endurance, (an) exhibition of speed or acceleration or for “the purpose of making a speed record.”
Temptations usually run rampant whenever high-performance cars meet. Sometimes, owners get down to street racing business to prove who’s better. When that happens, those involved will – consciously or not – gamble with their own lives at the very least. On occasion, something really bad does happen.