PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia City Councilmember Mike Driscoll plans to introduce legislation that could help prevent the kind of chaos that erupted on I-95 last weekend and cost an 18-year-old his life.
In addition to fines for violations, the bill would give police the power to seize cars involved in activities such as donuts, drifting and other kinds of reckless driving at major city intersections and even interstates.
“When we do that to a few of these perpetrators, word will get out and they’re going to pick different places than the city of Philadelphia to do this nonsense,” he said, “because we will enforce it.”
Driscoll recently introduced a separate bill allowing car forfeitures for so-called boombox parties — get-togethers where drivers blast music so loud it can be heard across the Delaware River.
He said he had planned to introduce the bill even before last weekend, when cars engaging in stunts stopped traffic on I-95 around 3:30 in the morning. One driver, 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini, allegedly struck two state troopers with his car and was fatally shot by another officer.
“An 18-year-old boy lost his life because of this drifting,” Driscoll added. “Through stronger enforcement and punishment, we can stop this activity.”
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