Drag racing penalties would go up, car seizures possible under proposed bill
Muscle cars pass race past Beale Street on B.B. King Boulevard in Downtown Memphis on May 9, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Drag racing would still be a misdemeanor under the legislation proposed by two Shelby County legislators. But it would be a higher grade misdemeanor. The City Council will also see some resolutions on its agenda supporting the bill.
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