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A high school graduation party that got out of hand on the West Side Saturday night drew hundreds of people to the home of the 19-year-old "popular" woman who hosted the party, leading to numerous 911 calls by irate neighbors and the arrest of a Madison man who allegedly drove in and out of the crowd and led chants against police.

The party was in the 5200 block of Manitowoc Parkway, and was literally in the street, as well as in neighboring yards and driveways, before police arrived around 11:50 p.m.

"She understood why officers were asking her to shut things down," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. "When one officer inquired why so many had come to her graduation celebration, she said 'Because I am popular. Isn't it obvious?' The officer agreed that did seem to be the case."

Police ordered the crowd to disperse, but one man who ignored orders kept driving his convertible up and down the street, music cranked and the top down.

"This became something of a rolling dance party, as crowds of people gathered in and around his car as he drove up and down the block," DeSpain said.

Officers said Devon Hughes, 25, Madison, was operating aggressively and recklessly, nearly striking pedestrians and parked vehicles that lined the crowded street.