Chicago is once again making national headlines for all the wrong reasons. What was supposed to be another night in the city turned into chaos when a mob of teens and young adults decided lawlessness was more exciting than civility

A chaotic street takeover in Chicago turned dangerous early Wednesday morning when a vehicle rammed a Chicago police cruiser while crowds surrounded the scene, cheered, and recorded the incident on their phones.

According to Fox Chicago, the incident happened around 12:43 a.m. during a large gathering involving drivers and spectators participating in a street takeover in the city.

Video from the scene showed a police cruiser being struck and pushed backward by another vehicle while large groups of people surrounded both cars.

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Several individuals could also be seen jumping on the police vehicle as onlookers shouted and filmed the confrontation, as reported by the New York Post.

Authorities later charged 19-year-old Maximus Wyderski with misdemeanor reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, and nine separate vehicle citations connected to the incident.

Wyderski denied being the driver seen hitting the police cruiser.

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Wyderski said he had been present at the street takeover as a spectator rather than a participant and claimed his car battery died while he was at the scene.

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According to Wyderski, he attempted to wave down officers for assistance before being arrested.

“The second cop, he pulls right behind me, gets out of his car, and tells me to ‘get the f— out,’ put my hands up, and then he arrests me,” Wyderski said.

“And then he said that I was a part of an alleged street takeover and then charged me with all that.”

Authorities have not publicly identified another suspect in connection to the police cruiser being rammed.

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The incident was followed by another street takeover Friday night in Chicago’s Hegewisch neighborhood, according to Peter Chico.

During that gathering, masked individuals were reportedly seen surrounding and striking another Chicago police vehicle while preventing officers from moving through the crowd. It remains unclear whether any arrests were made connected to the second incident.

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez criticized the limited number of arrests made after the first takeover and argued that everyone involved should face consequences.

“I’m very much concerned that only one person was arrested. In a sea of stupidity, we only caught one criminal fish. I find that hard to believe because everyone there is breaking the law,” Lopez said.

“Everyone there is contributing to the minors there who are breaking the law, and all of them are putting each other’s lives at risk.”

Lopez also warned about the danger these gatherings create for the public.

“Nobody should be killed just going about their daily business because of a street takeover, because someone wants to become TikTok, Instagram famous,” he said.

Susan Mendoza also weighed in on the incidents, criticizing Brandon Johnson over public safety concerns.

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“If you won’t lead, get out of the way and let the police do their jobs,” Mendoza wrote on X.

“CPD deserves better. This brazen attack on our @Chicago_Police officers calls for license revocation, car impounding, arrests, maximum fines — actual consequences,” she added.

Fox News Digital reported that it reached out to both the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Johnson’s office for comment.

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