| Illegal Street Racing | | | | be filed against the driver and punishments may range |
| Automobile racing has been around since the invention | | | | from fines and probation to incarceration in a state jail |
| of the car, and many auto companies strive to build | | | | facility. |
| high-performance machines that appeal to the | | | | If a person causes the death of another individual due |
| consumer who likes power and pick-up in his or her | | | | to participation in a street race, he or she may face |
| automobile. Along with high-performance vehicles | | | | criminal homicide charges. Such charges may claim |
| comes the temptation to race against other drivers, a | | | | that the individual who participated in the race |
| dangerous action that can result in serious injury to the | | | | unintentionally caused the deceased to lose his or her |
| driver or others and in many cases may result in | | | | life. It is important to realize that serious charges and |
| criminal prosecution. | | | | consequences may arise from street racing. |
| Over the past decade, law enforcement officers have | | | | Many people understand that participating in an |
| seen a steady increase in the number of arrests | | | | street-race is illegal, but many are not aware that |
| made for illegal street racing. Dangerous activity like | | | | assisting with the organization or act of a street race |
| this often takes place on city streets, neighborhoods, | | | | can bring criminal charges as well. This means that |
| and parking lots around the U.S. Because of the | | | | people who help the race get started or help "block |
| dangerous speeds and high-likelihood of accidents or | | | | off" sections of the road for a race may be charged |
| crashes, street racing is illegal in nearly every city and | | | | with crimes as well as those who are driving. |
| state. | | | | If you have been wrongly charged with participating in |
| Individuals who participate in or aid an illegal street race | | | | or helping set up an illegal street race, you have the |
| may face criminal prosecution for their actions. This | | | | right to defend yourself against the criminal charges. |
| means that drivers caught racing may be | | | | An experienced criminal defense attorney may be |
| apprehended, arrested, and jailed for their actions. In | | | | able to help you resolve your case in a satisfactory |
| addition, the vehicle used in the race may be | | | | manner. If you would like to know more about illegal |
| impounded for up to thirty days. If the vehicle has been | | | | street racing and defending against criminal charges, |
| modified with illegal parts of additions, the driver may | | | | visit the website of the Austin criminal defense |
| face additional fines as a result. Criminal charges may | | | | attorney Ian Inglis. |