JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Eight people were arrested during a Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office street racing crackdown Friday night, according to investigators.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office video shows officers announcing the arrests.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese eight individuals were arrested Friday night for street racing.\u201d<\/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
\u201cStep off the motorcycle!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing, bro?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just having fun in the parking lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to JSO, officers launched \u201cOperation Friday Night Lights\u201d 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
\u201cExperience 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Body camera video captured one driver admitting he was acting recklessly after deputies confronted him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just being dumb. It\u2019s just a fun car.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou drifted and almost crashed right over here.\u201d<\/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
\u201cTraffic fatalities hugely eclipse the number of murders in Duval County. Since the beginning of this year, we\u2019ve had a total of 105 fatalities, in comparison to 30 murders.\u201d<\/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
\u201c(JSO) You\u2019re being arrested for street racing and stunt riding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not racing nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n
JSO says enforcement efforts targeting illegal street racing will continue.<\/p>\n
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