A 22-year-old man is facing a third-degree felony charge in what police say is the first arrest in Broward County under a 2024 state law that increases penalties for stunt driving and street racing.
Jeremiah Hernandez, of Hallandale Beach, was arrested by Hollywood Police last week on a charge of felony driving in coordination street takeover stemming from a gathering of drivers and spectators at two separate intersections in Hollywood on Aug. 18, 2024, court records show.
Between about 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., Hernandez participated in the takeover by performing burn outs, doughnuts and drifts in his 2006 Nissan 350z as the crowd watched him, according to a probable cause affidavit. Multiple people called 911 that morning because of the noise.
Videos shared on social media showed Hernandez stunt driving at the intersection of West Park Road and North 46th Avenue as well as the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and North 13th
Avenue, where a woman was seen hanging out of his passenger’s side window unrestrained, the affidavit said. A crowd including more than 10 cars gathered around at both intersections.
Hernandez was issued traffic citations at the time but was not arrested. The State Attorney’s Office filed the charge against him early last month, and he was booked into the jail on Aug. 27. His car was also impounded.
Hollywood Police in a news release Thursday said the department is the first agency in Broward County to “successfully make an arrest” under the 2024 law.
Senate Bill 1764 went into effect on July 1, 2024. It defined the term “coordinated street takeover” as 10 or more vehicles operating in an organized way and made it a third-degree felony to participate in one. The law also allows for spectators to be fined $400, among other enhanced penalties for violations.
So far in 2025, more than 1,600 citations have been issued in Florida for street racing or stunt driving or for participating as a spectator, according to statistics from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The citations total over 3,000 in 2024.

