Police Track Down 2 Drivers for Illegal Speed Contest

Close-up showing the needle on a car's speedometer moving towards 100 miles per hour.

Suffolk County Police arrested two people for an illegal speed contest that took place in Brentwood last month. 

Following an Investigation by Third Precinct Crime Section Officers, in conjunction with Suffolk  County Criminal Intelligence Detectives, Nassau County Criminal Intelligence Detectives and Nassau  County Police Eighth Precinct Officers, two people were arrested for driving a Lexus GS 300 at a car meet-up in the parking lot of the Deer Park Railroad Station on February 25. 

The driver, Devin Chmielewski, 22, of Massapequa, was charged with two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count of unlawful speed contest. A passenger, Adrianna Langone,  19, of Massapequa, was charged with unlawful speed contest. 

The vehicle was seized. Chmielewski and Langone were released on Desk Appearance Tickets and will  be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date. 

Anyone with information on this incident can contact Third Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8352or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.