Philadelphia City Councilmember Mike Driscoll introduced legislation on Thursday that expands local enforcement and imposes stricter penalties on people involved in street racing events.
The proposal comes less than a week after Anthony Allegrini Jr., 18, was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania state trooper when he allegedly struck two state troopers with his car during an illegal street racing event. city council proposed a bill that would impose $2,000 fines and seizures of vehicles of drivers engaged in drifting, “doughnuts” and spin-outs in Philadelphia.
The legislation would add the term “drifting” to Philadelphia’s traffic code and define it as any intentional act of steering a vehicle in a circle where the rear wheel or wheels lose traction and create a controlled skid sideways. The new definition also covers “doughnuts” and “spin-outs.” Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.