Overview
- The special event zone will be enforced from 11 a.m. March 19 to 12:01 p.m. March 20 in Daytona Beach, covering streets including University Boulevard, Silver Beach Avenue, International Speedway Boulevard, Halifax Avenue, and A1A.
- Authorities can double fines for violations, impound vehicles for up to 72 hours, and cap the number of people within the zone during the enforcement window.
- Sheriff Mike Chitwood said a recent beach scare was not a shooting and attributed the stampede to crushed water bottles, while Daytona Beach Police continue probing separate shootings elsewhere in the city.
- Chitwood said the county will seek to recover public-safety and cleanup costs from social‑media promoters, noting cease‑and‑desist letters have been sent and that lawsuits could follow.
- Officials cited last weekend’s strain on resources, including 133 arrests and six seized firearms in Volusia County, as context for the enhanced measures.