The CHP is warning street racers to stay away or risk arrest after officers tried to box in a large group that zoomed down the 110 Freeway and into Long Beach over the weekend.<\/p>\n
People started calling 911 late Saturday night about \u201ca very large group\u201d of cars speeding along the southern end of the 110 Freeway in San Pedro, according to CHP Officer Bobby Eurin.<\/p>\n
Some callers estimated there were hundreds of drivers using the roadway as a racetrack, even as other unsuspecting drivers were trying to get to work or go home, Eurin said.<\/p>\n
People continued calling, eventually telling the CHP the group had gathered on the International Gateway Bridge at the edge of downtown Long Beach. There, Eurin said, CHP officers gathered and corralled as many racers as they could.<\/p>\n
They ultimately arrested more than 21 people and impounded dozens of vehicles, according to the CHP. (An exact count wasn\u2019t immediately available.)<\/p>\n
According to Eurin, this was an exceptionally large group of street racers. \u201cIt\u2019s not something that is happening every day on our freeways,\u201d he said. But with social media, it\u2019s easier than ever for word to spread about the outlaw events.<\/p>\n
In response, the CHP posted its own social media video, showing officers cuffing racers and seizing their cars on the International Gateway Bridge.<\/p>\n
They posted it \u201cto let people know we will not allow street racing or road racing,\u201d Eurin said.<\/p>\n