MERIDEN, CT — Four Meriden residents were arrested and two vehicles were impounded in connection with a street takeover early Sunday morning in Yaphank, New York, according to Suffolk County Police.
Police said a 911 caller reported a large gathering of vehicles at 1:10 a.m. on Express Drive North, west of Sills Road.
When officers from the Street Takeover Task Force arrived, they saw vehicles racing before the vehicles dispersed, according to police.
Officers pulled over a truck towing a trailer carrying a race car and arrested the four, police said.
A 28-year-old man from Meriden was charged with reckless driving, unlawful third-degree fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and unlawful speed contests, sideshows and races, all misdemeanors, police said.
Three other Meriden men —a 33-year-old, 30-year-old, and a 35-year-old — were charged with unlawful speed contests, sideshows and races, according to police.
They were all issued Field Appearance Tickets and will be arraigned on a later date, police said.
The truck, trailer, and race car were impounded, according to police.
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