Eight people were arrested during a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office street racing crackdown Friday night, according to investigators.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office video shows officers announcing the arrests.<\/p>\n
“These eight individuals were arrested Friday night for street racing.”<\/p>\n
JSO says two of those arrested also face DUI charges. Officers impounded five motorcycles and three vehicles during the operation.<\/p>\n
Body camera video shows officers confronting riders at the scene.<\/p>\n
“Step off the motorcycle!”<\/p>\n
“What are you doing, bro?”<\/p>\n
“We’re just having fun in the parking lot.”<\/p>\n
According to JSO, officers launched “Operation Friday Night Lights” after learning about a planned street racing meetup. Investigators say the group planned to gather in Riverside before moving to other locations across Jacksonville.<\/p>\n
Sheriff T.K. Waters said these events are not simply gatherings of car enthusiasts but often involve reckless and criminal driving behavior.<\/p>\n
“Experience has taught us that these events are not merely gatherings of car enthusiasts. Rather, the drivers engage at different locations in criminal, reckless driving behavior.”<\/p>\n
Body camera video captured one driver admitting he was acting recklessly after deputies confronted him.<\/p>\n
“I’m just being dumb. It’s just a fun car.”<\/p>\n
“You drifted and almost crashed right over here.”<\/p>\n
Waters said illegal street racing endangers everyone on the road. He said traffic deaths continue to far outnumber homicides in Duval County.<\/p>\n
“Traffic fatalities hugely eclipse the number of murders in Duval County. Since the beginning of this year, we’ve had a total of 105 fatalities, in comparison to 30 murders.”<\/p>\n
The operation included JSO patrol officers, DUI units, K-9 teams and the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
JSO video also shows officers taking another suspect into custody.<\/p>\n
“(JSO) You’re being arrested for street racing and stunt riding.”<\/p>\n
“I’m not racing nobody.”<\/p>\n
JSO says enforcement efforts targeting illegal street racing will continue.<\/p>\n
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