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Watch: 50-Car Freeway Takeover Brings Traffic to a Standstill

One arrest was reported following the takeover on the 91 Freeway in southern Los Angeles County.

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Traffic was brought to a standstill early Monday due to a Southern California freeway takeover that involved about 50 cars and a crowd of spectators. 

Drivers on the eastbound 91 Freeway in Bellflower began calling 911 shortly after 1 a.m. to report cars on the freeway performing donuts and tire burnouts. Video showed a group of people standing in freeway lanes as traffic backed up near the 605 Freeway. 

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The crowd scattered when California Highway Patrol officers arrived. One arrest was reported. 

The freeway reopened at about 1:30 a.m. 

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