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Suffolk County Police issue over 100 summonses in street racing crackdown

Suffolk Co. Police issue over 100 summonses in street racing crackdown
Suffolk Co. Police issue over 100 summonses in street racing crackdown 00:26

COMMACK, N.Y. -- Suffolk County Police are cracking down on street racers and reckless driving.

Officers followed a large group from Commack just before 11 p.m. Friday to a street in Islandia, where police say they found about 200 vehicles and 300 people who they believe were preparing to drag race.

Throughout the night, police handed out 119 summonses for various vehicle and traffic law violations.

A 26-year-old Patchogue man was also arrested for allegedly driving while impaired by drugs and resisting arrest.

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