Prince George's police monitor Landover street racers after Sept. 14 crash

Naef Salmo, 18, of Millersville, was identified and charged by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homeland Security - Intelligence Division after a vehicle takeover in a shopping center parking lot on the 8500 block of Landover Road left a female spectator seriously injured around 1:45–2:00 a.m. on Sept. 14. PGPD announced the identification and charges on its blog on Monday, September 22, 2025.

The crash happened during an illegal car takeover when participants were performing circles in the parking lot, and Stateline reported the vehicle that struck the woman was a white Infiniti sedan. A source shared disturbing video with 7News that shows the victim airborne; 7News cautioned the footage may be concerning to some viewers. Stateline described the woman’s injuries as life-threatening at the time, with multiple fractures, lung trauma and a breathing tube to keep her alive, and noted she survived and has since been released from the hospital. Other outlets and PGPD described the injuries as serious and likewise reported the victim’s release.

PGPD’s blog headline read “PGPD Charges Driver With Assault at Illegal Car Takeover,” and the department said the Homeland Security - Intelligence Division identified and charged the driver with assault for striking and seriously injuring the woman. Separate 7News reporting said prosecutors are charging the 18-year-old with multiple crimes, though 7News did not list each count. An earlier field report noted one suspect was taken into custody on Allentown Road while others fled toward Silver Spring; the available sources do not explicitly link that custody location to the named suspect.

Law enforcement intensified aerial and intelligence monitoring after the takeover. PGPD posted to Instagram that its Guardian helicopter was up monitoring a large group of street racers near Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and the Capital Beltway, and the social post included image files labeled 2456cdeb-e7ec-4a40-bc77-3b58d653782c.png and several untitled design images, along with a UserWay accessibility widget on the post. WJLA and FoxBaltimore quoted a speaker identified only as Seng praising Maryland’s tougher laws and the use of overhead drone footage and video surveillance in tracking participants, saying in part, “When something like this happens, it's only a matter of time until you are apprehended and you will pay a much bigger price.”

The broader legal framework has tightened penalties for exhibition driving. House Bill 601, passed last year, made exhibition driving and street racing illegal on highways and private property used by the public. 7News reported violators will have eight points added to their license, rising to 12 points if serious injuries result; under current regulations 8 to 11 points can trigger suspension and 12 points can trigger revocation. Stateline added that convicted violators could face penalties of up to a year in prison.

Police and policy experts emphasize enforcement challenges and regional impacts. Stateline noted crowd sizes and blocked access at large takeovers complicate emergency response, and an unnamed expert, Wexler, said, “Cities have found that if they crack down in their city, the problem will be reduced, and it’ll affect other cities.” PGPD officials say the department will continue helicopter and intelligence monitoring near MLK Highway and I-495 as investigators and prosecutors pursue charges stemming from the Sept. 14 Landover incident.