Illegal car rally shuts down busy intersection, explodes fireworks before fleeing from police

Plymouth Twp car meetup group same that hit Philly the same night

The group seen in the video released by Plymouth Township Police, is the same group that also hit six different locations in Philadelphia on Sunday night, according to Philadelphia Police.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - Do you recognize any of these vehicles? They were caught on camera during an illegal car meetup in Plymouth Meeting this past weekend.

What we know:

Police received multiple calls about street racing at the intersection of Ridge Pike, Chemical Road and North Lane Sunday evening.

Video shows several vehicles driving dangerously and doing doughnuts in the middle of the road with passengers hanging out of the window.

Firework explosions also filled the street as police say between 50 and 100 people witnessed the illegal street takeover.

When police arrived at the scene, all the vehicles and spectators fled the scene.

No injuries were reported.

Police search for drivers after illegal car meetup in Plymouth Meeting

Do you recognize any of these vehicles? They were caught on camera during an illegal car meetup in Plymouth Meeting this past weekend.

By the numbers:

Morgan Heffelfinger says she started recording on her phone as crowds and cars shut down the intersection, feet from her Plymouth Township home.

"There was definitely well over 100 people here," she says. "Really scary, they were setting off fireworks, they were doing donuts for like five minutes straight."

Timeline:

FOX 29 has learned the group seen in the video released by Plymouth Township Police, is the same group that also hit six different locations in Philadelphia on Sunday night, according to Philadelphia Police. Both departments are working together and reviewing video to identify those involved.

Police say the group went to Philly first, then to Plymouth Township, then back to the city. During those car meetups, police say items were thrown at police vehicles include a firework and a fire extinguisher.

One of the Philadelphia car meetup locations was at Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue.

"We can see the smoke, we can hear the noise, and then all of the sudden I see these fireworks because they must’ve been setting them off down the street here," says Patty Ziegler. "We have people walk around here, we have families."

What's next:

Philadelphia Police say they made one arrest so far of Nathan Medina, 20, from Lawnside, New Jersey. Police say he tried to drive off from a meetup in the 17th District and crashed into two police cars.

Sources tell FOX 29 they know some of the participants in these recent meetups have been arrested for meetups in the past.

Heffelfinger says witnessing the meetup in Plymouth Township was a first for her, and she hopes it’s a last.

"People were driving up on the street on this side of the road. They were parked on the grass, driving over the grass, they were driving like 0 to 80 miles per hour just to go up the road when the cops came," she says. "I hope they catch them, because I don’t want that by my house again."

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Plymouth Township Police at (610)279-1901 or by submitting tips to Philadelphia police. Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or text a tip to 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here. All tips are confidential.