Connecticut is getting ready to enforce a new state law that adds new penalties for those participating in street takeovers and racing effective Oct. 1.

The law allows up to two-year license suspensions and up to $2,000 fines for people involved in street takeovers.

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“It’s progress, because clearly, criminal penalties must reflect the seriousness and risk of harm our citizens are subjected to by offenders,” senators Stephen Harding, Paul Cicarella, Jason Perillo and Jeff Gordon said in a statement.

State law prohibits vehicles from driving or blocking public road or off-street parking lots open to the public, as well as racing, contests or demonstrations of speed or skill.

With this new law, the state bans anyone

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