A 23-year-old Queens Village man was arrested for trying to outrun police at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on the Southern State Parkway in Valley Stream on Wednesday morning, New York State police said.
A Trooper on patrol near Exit 14, Fletcher Avenue, spotted a black Acura driving at 110 mph and continuously changing lanes unsafely at 11:52 a.m. The driver, Kashaun Iqbal, almost caused several collisions and as he attempted to elude the Trooper, police said.
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He was apprehended after he was forced to slow due to traffic conditions.
Iqbal was charged with reckless endangerment, unlawfully fleeing an officer, reckless driving and several traffic violations.
He is due at First District Court in Hempstead on Aug. 9.
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