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Suffolk County Police Arrest Two Drivers After Drag Racing on William Floyd Parkway
Police stopped a 2019 Ford Mustang and 2023 Dodge Charger after an illegal speed contest on Long Island early Tuesday. Both drivers received multiple traffic citations and the vehicles were seized.
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M. Tuesday. The drivers initially continued past police before additional units responded and brought both cars to a stop. Officers issued field appearance tickets to Halee Salomon, 22, of Queens, and Jake Roth, 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma.
Both individuals were cited for unlawful speed contest, unlawful fleeing, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations. They are scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date. Police said the vehicles were seized and will remain impounded as evidence. The cars may also be subject to forfeiture under a local ordinance.
February of last year, two drivers were stopped on the Long Island Expressway in Shirley for allegedly drag-racing with headlights off. Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher suffered near-fatal injuries in January 2025 while attempting to stop another drag-racer near Exit 55 of the Long Island Expressway.
Seven people were arrested in the Bronx on May 10 after a car meet-up that included reports of drag racing, according to the NYPD.
