ORLANDO, Fla. -- About 70 people in Orange County were issued tickets for watching street racing over the weekend, Local 6 reported.

Two Orange County sheriff's deputies were also forced to use their guns to try to stop a street racer at one location.

Deputies Richard Perez and Courdeny Ramsaroop said they initially spotted the illegal street racing on Rocket Boulevard near General Drive.

When the officers arrived, the crowd scattered and a vehicle headed toward Ramsaroop. The officer was hit and injured.

The deputy fired at the vehicle as it drove away. A search continues for the vehicle.

Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart said she is frustrated after a bill to fine street racers and give then some jail time failed last year.

"The laws are not strong enough and they are not enabling enough for the police officers to come out and really enforce what needs to be done and that is to get to these street racers themselves."

The other half of the bill passed and now spectators can be fined for watching street racing.

Stewart said it is the spectators presence that fuels the racing in the first place.

"If you care dearly about your car, don't race on our public streets but race at Bithlow or where it is approved," Stewart said.

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