At least 2 charged after street takeover, racing incidents in Nashville area

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — At least two men were arrested overnight as part of the Metro Nashville Police Department's Street Racer Initiative, officials reported.

According to Metro Police, the first arrest occurred after around 50 vehicles gathered at Blue Hole Road and Bell Road in Antioch.

Reports said a 27-year-old man from San Benito, Texas was seen lighting fireworks in the middle of the roadway. When officers attempted to take him into custody, he allegedly fled, prompting a brief pursuit.

Once he was caught, officers searched him and reportedly found marijuana and fireworks in his pockets.

He was charged with misdemeanor substance possession or casual exchange, misdemeanor obstruction of a passageway or sidewalk, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, misdemeanor inciting a riot and misdemeanor resisting arrest. He is being held on an $11,000 bond.

Early Sunday morning, officers responded to Lebanon Pike near Shute Lane after receiving reports of vehicles doing donuts in a parking lot.

Officers attempted to perform a traffic stop on a Nissan 370Z, and it fled at a high speed. According to reports, MNPD used a police helicopter to track the Nissan to Old Hickory Boulevard, where it fled from a second traffic stop.

Authorities used a spike strip to disable the vehicle, at which point the 22-year-old driver -- Oniel Alvarado-Munguia -- was arrested.

He was charged with two counts of felony evading arrest in a motor vehicle and one misdemeanor charge for driving without a license. He was released early Sunday morning after posting a $32,000 bond.