Drag Racers Go 145 mph on Long Island Expressway, Then Crash

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(By GREG CERGOL, NBC New York) - Authorities arrested two men they say were drag racing down the Long Island Expressway at 145 mph just after midnight.

Both cars crashed right after exiting the expressway. One hit a gas pump and burst into flames. The other hit a fence.

One person suffered minor injuries.

A Suffolk sheriff's officer used a laser speed gun to clock the cars as they sped on the westbound side at about exit 59.

The drivers face a variety of charges.