Source: New York Post
A dangerous group of street racers accused of a slew of reckless incidents that put motorists’ lives at risk have been taken off the roads by Suffolk County police, officials said. Three men and a 17-year-old boy were arrested and had their cars impounded over the weekend by the county’s Street Takeover Task Force following an investigation into a series of illegal car meets and high-speed stunts across the county that police said endangered drivers, pedestrians and even responding officers who had to chase down the reckless roadsters. David Alvarado Zelaya, 26, Daniel Velasquez Chavez, 24, and an unnamed 17-year-old boy along with the teen’s cousin, Gerardo Benitez, 26, were charged with a range of offenses including unlawful speed contests and sideshows, reckless endangerment and driving, fleeing police in a motor vehicle, and falsely reporting an incident, police said.
