Police arrested two boozed-up drivers after eight people were injured, one critically, in a suspected drag-racing-related wreck on the New England Thruway on Sunday evening, cops said.

The multi-vehicle smashup happened shortly after 7 p.m. on northbound I-95 by Exit 11, where two BMWs traveling at a high rate of speed collided with two other vehicles, according to law enforcement sources.

One of the eight victims was a 68-year-old Kia driver — also traveling north — who was rear-ended by one of the speeding BMWs. The victim’s car then struck a Honda SUV, which in turn hit the other speeding Beemer, according to cops.

The Kia driver was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition. Seven other injured motorists also were transported to area hospitals, according to police and fire department officials.

An on-duty marked MTA police K-9 unit happened to be driving past the wreck and secured the scene until police arrived, preventing the two drivers from fleeing the scene, law enforcement sources said.

Christopher Coates, 31, of Peekskill, who drove a gray BMW, and Jahmeik White, 23, of The Bronx, behind the wheel of a white BMW, were both charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, cops said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by the NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad.