Landover Street Takeover Driver Sentenced After Spectator Suffered Life-Threatening Injuries

A Prince George's County judge sentenced 19-year-old Naef Salmo to six-and-a-half months in jail and five years of probation after he was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident where bodily harm occurred, stemming from a 2025 street takeover in Landover that left a bystander with life-threatening injuries.

The incident unfolded in a crowded parking lot where Salmo performed reckless driving stunts during a car meetup. The spectator survived, but with serious injuries. Beyond incarceration and probation, the sentencing order required Salmo to pay restitution to the victim and complete mandatory community service.

Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced the sentence and did not soften her language. She called street takeovers "not harmless fun" and "stupid and self-centered," warning that participants who cause serious injury or death at such gatherings will face criminal charges and substantial consequences. Prosecutors acknowledged at sentencing that Salmo had not intended to hurt anyone, but argued that performing reckless driving maneuvers in a space crowded with spectators made serious harm foreseeable.

The conviction is one piece of a broader enforcement push by Jackson's office, which has pursued indictments in motor-vehicle manslaughter cases connected to illegal car rallies and run public outreach campaigns encouraging residents to report gatherings before they form. Prince George's County law enforcement has also offered financial rewards for tips that help intercept street takeovers before they start, and the county has explored spectator fines and civil penalties as additional tools in separate proceedings.

For Salmo, restitution payments and probation supervision will continue well beyond his jail term. For the county, the case adds to the body of evidence prosecutors are accumulating to support tougher legislative and administrative action against dangerous public gatherings. Residents who spot signs of a planned street takeover can report activity through the county's Crime Solvers tips line.