- October 11, 2024
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In anticipation of "Daytona Truck Meet 2023," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood has designated a "special event zone," an area where all laws and codes will be strictly enforced, fines will be doubled and violator vehicles will be impounded.
VSO reports that the three individuals promoting the unsanctioned and unpermitted event on social media were advised of the "ramifications of a disruptive, unpermitted event which strains public safety resources, interferes with traffic flow and jeopardizes the public welfare," according to a news release.
Signs marking the zone — which begins south of Plaza Boulevard in Daytona Beach and ends at Dunlawton Avenue in Daytona Beach Shires — were posted by Thursday morning and enforcement is scheduled to begin Friday morning. The designation will remain in effect as long as reasonably necessary, but not if/after the event dissipates.
On Thursday afternoon, Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey also designated a special event zone beginning south from Sandcastle Drive to the southern city limits on the beachside. The zone also includes the Granada bridge and West Granada Boulevard from Beach Street to U.S. 1.
"In addition to maintaining a zero tolerance for criminal activity citywide, the Ormond Beach Police Department will be deploying added personal to conduct proactive patrols in the designated Special Event Zone with enhanced penalties for traffic violators," a news release from OBPD states.
Effective in 2022, Florida law authorizes the sheriff or chief administrative officer of a county or municipality to designate an area as a "special event zone" in response to an unpermitted activity or event organized or promoted on a social media platform, attended by 50 or more persons, and one that substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway. The law:
