Seven people were arrested, 27 citations were issued and nine vehicles were impounded after brazen sideshows took place Saturday in Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol told KCRA 3.The first sideshow happened around 3:50 p.m. in the area of National Drive and North Market Boulevard, involving about 50 cars, said Sacramento Police Department spokesman Marcus Basquez. Basquez said police assisted the California Highway Patrol with the sideshow by blocking the on-ramps for Interstate 5. Sideshow participants dispersed when officers arrived.All seven of the arrests were related to this sideshow. Of the seven people arrested, two were additionally charged with DUI, CHP said."The really scary part is a lot of the people that are involved in this are minors or underage, who don’t have experience behind the wheel and are already doing something that’s extremely dangerous," said CHP spokesman Mike Harris. Hours later, more sideshow participants blocked northbound I-5 lanes near Florin Road to perform donuts while spectators got out of their vehicles, Basquez said. This caused road closures for about 15 minutes until participants dispersed once again.Video shows participants blocking the road while they watch vehicles spinning around. No arrests have yet been reported in the I-5 incident. "We have really good resources with our air fleet, with our helicopters and our airplanes to assist in these type of situations, so they can track some of the primary aggressors in the situation," Harris said. "Unfortunately, the Saturday incident happened before we could get everybody in place."Sideshows have popped up all across Northern California, from Stockton to Sacramento to the Bay Area. "We've seen spectators as well as people participating being struck by vehicles, drivers lose control of their cars," Basquez said.

Seven people were arrested, 27 citations were issued and nine vehicles were impounded after brazen sideshows took place Saturday in Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol told KCRA 3.

The first sideshow happened around 3:50 p.m. in the area of National Drive and North Market Boulevard, involving about 50 cars, said Sacramento Police Department spokesman Marcus Basquez.


Basquez said police assisted the California Highway Patrol with the sideshow by blocking the on-ramps for Interstate 5. Sideshow participants dispersed when officers arrived.

All seven of the arrests were related to this sideshow. Of the seven people arrested, two were additionally charged with DUI, CHP said.



"The really scary part is a lot of the people that are involved in this are minors or underage, who don’t have experience behind the wheel and are already doing something that’s extremely dangerous," said CHP spokesman Mike Harris.



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Coming up at 5: multiple arrests and numerous cars impounded following this weekend side show in Sacramento. pic.twitter.com/9pumG70CWz — Mike Luery (@KCRALuery) July 15, 2019

Hours later, more sideshow participants blocked northbound I-5 lanes near Florin Road to perform donuts while spectators got out of their vehicles, Basquez said. This caused road closures for about 15 minutes until participants dispersed once again.

Video shows participants blocking the road while they watch vehicles spinning around.



No arrests have yet been reported in the I-5 incident.

"We have really good resources with our air fleet, with our helicopters and our airplanes to assist in these type of situations, so they can track some of the primary aggressors in the situation," Harris said. "Unfortunately, the Saturday incident happened before we could get everybody in place."

Sideshows have popped up all across Northern California, from Stockton to Sacramento to the Bay Area.

"We've seen spectators as well as people participating being struck by vehicles, drivers lose control of their cars," Basquez said.