The Arizona Department of Public Safety has received $42,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to support enforcement efforts targeting illegal street and highway racing across the stated.
The money will be used for overtime and personnel expenses to conduct focused enforcement details statewide, according to a DPS release.
“Illegal street racing remains a persistent threat to public safety. In 2025, AZ DPS troopers issued thousands of criminal speed and reckless driving citations and impounded more than 3,000 vehicles, highlighting the continued need for targeted enforcement,” the release stated.
