Notices
NE RX-8 Forum Serving ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, WV, MD, VA, OH

Racing on the L.I.E.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 10-06-2008 | 10:13 PM
  #1  
JazzyFd's Avatar
Thread Starter
In 7th Heaven
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
From: Long Island,N.Y.
Racing on the L.I.E.

HEYOFFCR.

If the vanity license plate on the 2001 BMW sedan speeding along the Long Island Expressway was meant to attract the attention of police, then the Queens man who was racing against several others early yesterday got what he asked for, police said.

Around 1:20 a.m., Nassau County Highway Patrol Officer Joseph Fernandez was pulling onto the westbound expressway near exit 48 when he saw eight to 10 high-end performance cars zip by faster than 100 mph, weaving across several lanes of traffic, said Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone.

Fernandez flipped on his emergency lights and tried to make a traffic stop, but the cars kept going, Repalone said.

So the officer called other highway patrol units for assistance.

"He sees them in and out of traffic, headed toward the city, and he radios ahead to other patrol units to set up a stop," Repalone said.

The cars zipped to an area police call "the valley," the two-and-a-half-mile stretch between exits 40 and 39, but two patrol officers were waiting. When slower traffic forced the cars to slow down, the officers chased down four of them, Repalone said. The rest sped off.

Police arrested Anil Isaac, 22, of 124-08 107th Ave., Richmond Hill, who was driving the "HEYOFFCR" car. They also arrested brothers Ziad, 21, and Riad Mohamed, 19, both of 14926 122nd Pl., and Rajesh Prashaud, 21, of 135-26 Lefferts Blvd., all South Ozone Park. Riad Mohamed was in a 2006 Mazda RX8, Ziad in a 2004 Nissan, and Prashaud in a 2004 Infiniti. All the cars were impounded. All four are being held pending their arraignments.

The drivers told police they were returning from a night of drag racing on Route 231, Deer Park Avenue, police said. Suffolk police did not return a call regarding the drag racing yesterday.

The four are scheduled to be arraigned today in First District Court in Hempstead on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, unlawful fleeing a police officer and illegal speed contest, as well as more than 40 traffic violations.

Three of the cars had windshield stickers that read "Place Ticket Here," with an arrow pointing to a spot under the windshield wipers, police said.

A woman who identified herself as Isaac's mother declined to comment, as did a man who answered the phone at the Mohamed residence. A message left at the Prashaud residence was not returned.

Isaac was issued 12 summonses for violations including an obstructed driver's view, failure to stay in a lane and having an illegally tinted windshield. Ziad Mohamed received 11 violations, Riad Mohamed seven violations and Prashaud eight violations, police said.
Old 10-06-2008 | 10:18 PM
  #2  
JazzyFd's Avatar
Thread Starter
In 7th Heaven
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
From: Long Island,N.Y.
Who races and tells the police that they were racing?
Old 10-06-2008 | 10:30 PM
  #3  
05rex8's Avatar
sold the 8... :(
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,917
Likes: 0
idiots
Old 10-06-2008 | 10:30 PM
  #4  
Alucard's Avatar
RX8 Club OG
 
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,459
Likes: 0
From: Clinton NJ
repost https://www.rx8club.com/ne-rx-8-forum-29/4-caught-doing-over-100-mph-lie-1rx8-157675/
Old 05-27-2009 | 10:33 PM
  #5  
Youwonder's Avatar
5 Boro Rotary......5BR
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 638
Likes: 0
From: Queens NY
Originally Posted by JazzyFd
Who races and tells the police that they were racing?
word lol.... but thats crazy.. you got that on a newspaper? but sometimes when i drive on the L.I.E ill be doing like 80 and i dont realize how fast iam going till i see my speedometer....lol love the 8
Old 05-27-2009 | 10:43 PM
  #6  
nycgps's Avatar
Out of NYC
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,881
Likes: 32
From: Planet Earth
this is old news.

Exit 48 is pretty empty MOST of the time. I dont go there often. Only couple of times cuz I need to take something there (man, its like an hour something drive from where I live, ) but I DO noticed that there are cops hiding at a couple of spots.

These morons are stupid enough to race around there. haha.
Old 05-27-2009 | 10:50 PM
  #7  
9krpmrx8's Avatar
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 33,786
Likes: 455
From: San Antonio, Texas
Hope those dumb ***** had fun that night.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Hunterkelley24
Series I Engine Tuning Forum
14
06-14-2022 08:32 AM
galognu
Rotary Swaps
138
11-16-2020 05:20 AM
RX8mzda
RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted
2
10-01-2015 10:17 PM
RAVSPEC
Vendor Classifieds
0
10-01-2015 01:59 PM
drlubell
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
0
09-26-2015 11:58 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Racing on the L.I.E.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:18 AM.