VIDEO: Chaotic scenes at multiple street takeovers across Los Angeles area

Multiple street takeovers occurred overnight across in and around Los Angeles, according to video obtained by KTLA.

Not many details surrounding the takeovers were available from law enforcement officials. At least four were captured on camera at the following locations:

  • Carson: Main Street and Albertoni Street
  • Wilmington/Carson: Lomita Boulevard and Figueroa Street
  • Broadway-Manchester/Florence: Manchester Avenue and San Pedro Street
  • Manhattan Beach/El Segundo: Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue

At Main and Albertoni, dozens of cars were seen near the intersection as motorists not participating in the takeover maneuvered around the situation.

Further video shows fireworks exploding and a fire being set on the street at the takeover that took place on the border of Wilmington and Carson.

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Cars were seen doing donuts around the circle of flames as a large crowd watched on, many of them recording.

At least one person not participating drove over the center median to make a U-turn and leave the area while others were stuck behind the crowd blocking the intersection.

Aerial footage from the takeover at Manchester and San Pedro shows a car doing a burnout and seemingly losing control, nearly colliding with multiple onlookers. Seconds later, fireworks went off as other cars drove into the intersection and started doing donuts…

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