Two of the three arrests made by SAPD on June 10 and June 11, took place on the far west side in district 6. "You might not be personally going to prison, but you could lose the car so you get to decide whichever one is the deterrent," says Johnson.
At this point, she says the vehicle becomes the instrument of that crime and can be taken. Johnson says the asset forfeiture would be under the circumstance where someone is engaging in street racing and there's either prior conduct that has occurred or somebody is injured. The KSAT 12 News Team provides a look at local, regional, statewide and national news events and the latest information on local traffic and weather issues. Writer of the bill, State Representative Ann Johnson says, what her legislation does, "actually allows the District Attorney in the local jurisdiction to do an asset forfeiture, meaning take the car permanently." News 4 San Antonio is your source for all the latest news, weather and traffic in. "When it comes to street racing crimes, we can't stop there," says Abbott, who immediately signed House Bill 1442, which will take effect September 1. 8 Faves for News 4 (WOAI) San Antonio from neighbors in San Antonio, TX. headlines on the half hr., extended news at traffic times. House Bill 2899, which is now law, impounds vehicles if the owner is charged with reckless driving or racing, the law before would only impound vehicles if someone was injured or there was property damage. KBER in San Antonio has added Gary Hamilton to its staff he was with WACO. "And they stay for hours we couldn't get out of our business, that's why when we see them coming we would move our cars in the back so we could get out," says Kayne, who is hoping the two bills recently signed by Governor Greg Abbott will keep street racers away from his turf. He says the tire donuts left behind in the parking lot are from the dozens of cars that continue to pile up near his restaurant off Highway 90, putting his business and customers at risk. "First couple of times, I confronted a couple of them and they started breaking my glass and stuff," says Mike Kayne, owner of Ming Garden Express. One business owner is fed up with the street takeovers in the parking lot of his restaurant. Lawmakers are trying to stop this crime before rubber meets the road. San Antonio, Texas Live Traffic Cameras & Local Road Conditions WeatherBug 0 Weather Cams Traffic Cams No Traffic Cams in this region 0 Always Have Access to WeatherBug at Your Fingertips, Its Free.
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