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Reporter Jo Ingles
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Plan to hike punishment for illegal drag racing passes Ohio House
Racers could be punished, even if there are no crashes. Organizers could face punishment for the first time as well
WKSU's statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports
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A plan to hike the punishment for illegal drag racing was approved today by the Ohio House of Representatives. The author of the measure, State Representative Ted Celeste, noted that innocent motorists have sometimes been injured or killed when drag racers do their thing on the highways. He added that the racers are rarely punished very much.
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Under Celeste's proposal, the penalties for drag racing would be increased. Street racers could be punished, even if there were no crashes and organizers of illegal street racing could be punished for the first time. the Ohio House okayed the measure on a vote of 90 to 7. Now, the Ohio Senate has the green light to consider the plan.
Posted by: Margaret (ohio) on December 27, 2009 8:08PM