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Four individuals were arrested and a modified “race car” impounded after a street racing event on Express Drive North in Yaphank, Long Island, at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Video footage showed two loud cars starting a race as dozens watched from the sidelines. Suffolk police caught one truck towing a trailer containing a race car but could not stop all participants. The four arrested individuals—John Maldonado, Lawrence Torres, Efrain Rivera, and Christian Vargas Hernandez—are charged with unlawful speed contests, sideshows, and races; Hernandez faces additional charges of reckless driving and fleeing police.
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Four individuals from Meriden, Connecticut, including John Maldonado, Lawrence Torres, Efrain Rivera, and Christian Vargas Hernandez, were arrested after causing chaos during an illegal street racing event on Express Drive North in Yaphank, Long Island early Sunday morning. Dozens of spectators watched as modified cars raced down the street at high speeds. When police arrived just after 1 a.m., most participants fled, but officers managed to impound three vehicles: two tow trucks and a gaudy “race car” inside one of them. The arrested individuals were charged with unlawful speed contests, sideshows, reckless driving, and fleeing the scene. This incident highlights the ongoing issue of illegal street racing in the region, which has become a significant problem for law enforcement agencies.
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Four Fast-and-Furious fools were arrested and a gaudy “race car” impounded after anphone-obsessed mob wreaked havoc during a late-night street takeover on Long Island Sunday.
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mob → arrest → Island
The obnoxious racers flew down Express Drive North in rural Yaphank, with dozens of onlookers watching the modified cars racing and revving their engines during street races, officials and video showed.
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officials → fly → races
Video obtained by The Post shows a dark street where two loud cars being given the signal to take off at super-speed down the road in what appears to be the start of a race.
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what → obtain → race
When the cops showed up to the scene just after 1 a.m. — the massive group scattered and sped away — but police were able to catch up with a single truck that was towing a trailer, with a race car inside.
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that → show → car
All three vehicles were impounded, officials said.
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officials → impound → ?
Suffolk cops then arrested four of the wannabe racers, all of whom came to the island from Meriden, Connecticut, police added.
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police → arrest → Meriden
John Maldonado, 33, Lawrence Torres, 30, and Efrain Rivera, 35, and Christian Vargas Hernandez, 28, were all charged with unlawful speed contests, sideshows and races, cops said.
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cops → charge → contests
Hernandez was also hit with reckless driving and unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, according to police.
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Hernandez → hit → police
All four were issued field appearance tickets and will be arraigned at a later date, officials said.
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officials → issue → date
Street takeovers — where drivers block off roadways or parking lots to perform stunts and race in front of crowds — have become a persistent headache for police departments across the region in recent years.
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drivers → block → years
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