Fast-and-Furious fools wreak havoc in Long Island street takeover that ends with arrests, gaudy ‘race car’ towed

Four Fast-and-Furious fools were arrested and a gaudy “race car” impounded after a mob of phone-obsessed mob wreaked havoc during a late-night street takeover on Long Island Sunday.

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.

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.

SCPD’s Street Takeover Task Force responded to Express Drive North in Yaphank on Sunday after a 911 caller reported a large gathering of vehicles. Suffolk County Police Department

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. All three vehicles were impounded, officials said.

Suffolk cops then arrested four of the wannabe racers, all of whom came to the island from Meriden, Connecticut, police added.

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.

Hernandez was also hit with reckless driving and unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, according to police.

All four were issued field appearance tickets and will be arraigned at a later date, officials said.

Police arrested four people and impounded a race car during a street race bust in Long Island. Courtesy of Suffolk County PD

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.