{"id":217102,"date":"2026-05-01T21:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217102\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:31:08","slug":"reckless-driver-who-allegedly-spun-around-in-bmw-during-viral-fiery-nyc-car-meet-up-is-busted-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217102\/","title":{"rendered":"Reckless driver who allegedly spun around in BMW during viral, fiery NYC car meet-up is busted: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

A second reckless driver <\/a>who allegedly turned a Queens street into a fiery danger zone earlier this month was arrested on Friday morning, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winston Pat, 20, was picked up on a warrant at his home and charged with two counts each of reckless endangerment, riot and criminal mischief in connection to the early April 18 street showdown along the Maspeth-Middle Village border, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is video of Winston Pat endangering the lives of New Yorkers,\u201d the department posted on X<\/a>. \u201cWe will continue to take down these car meetups and crackdown on those creating this chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winston Pat, 20, was charged with reckless endangerment and other raps in connection to the early April 18 street showdown along the Maspeth-Middle Village border, authorities said.\u00a0 James Messerschmidt for NY Post<\/p>\n

Pat was later shown in an image released by the NYPD wearing a tan pullover sweater as he sat in the driver\u2019s seat of the Beemer.<\/p>\n

He was awaiting arraignment Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is the second suspect arrested in connection to the wild scene, which disrupted the Eliot Avenue and 69th Street intersection that neighbors described as an otherwise \u201csleepy\u201d area near a Mobil gas station.<\/p>\n

Asil Assaidi, 22, was charged April 23 with reckless endangerment, riot, criminal mischief and other raps related to the unhinged gathering<\/a>, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pat is the second suspect arrested in connection to the free-for-all. James Messerschmidt for NY Post<\/p>\n

Assaidi was allegedly caught on video doing doughnuts in a blue Infiniti as about 100 people looked on \u2013 more than 10 of them in the middle of the street blocking traffic, according to a criminal complaint.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those in the street took video of the wild scene, narrowly avoiding being hit by the spinning car, the complaint said.<\/p>\n

Assaidi was cut loose in court on the non-bail-eligible charges, and was ordered to reappear in court on May 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pat was allegedly seen on wild surveillance footage doing doughnuts in a white BMW. NYPD<\/p>\n

He could face up to 7 years behind bars if convicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The department has released photos of six other people wanted in connection to the scene that went viral on social media, sparking a local uproar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cops have also impounded two Infinitis \u2014 one blue and one purple \u2014 linked to the meet-up, the NYPD said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fiery showdown disrupted the Eliot Avenue and 69th Street intersection early April 18. Instagram\/@philwongnyc<\/p>\n

The fiery mayhem drew the ire of Council Member Phil Wong, who represents the area, and called for more cops to end the menace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a public safety issue,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of speed bumps or road blocks, you know?\u2026When you set a road on fire, when you close down a street, that\u2019s criminal, and we got to hold them accountable, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NYPD said Friday that the mayhem won\u2019t stop unless the perpetrators face significant consequences.<\/p>\n

The NYPD had said the mayhem won\u2019t stop unless \u201creal repercussions\u201d are doled out. NYPD<\/p>\n

\u201cThese car meets will not go away unless there are real repercussions in the criminal justice system,\u201d a department spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cThe NYPD will continue to dedicate significant resources to stop these dangerous and reckless events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A second reckless driver who allegedly turned a Queens street into a fiery danger zone earlier this month…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3283,303,57,9,56,63,65,64,122,10024,58],"class_list":["post-217102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-arrests","tag-crime","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-queens","tag-reckless-driving","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}