YOUTUBER Squeeze Benz has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident earlier this month.
The influencer was involved in a road incident in New York with Kick streamer N3on.
Benz has been dubbed a “prolific street racer” by the New York Police Department.
The NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Kaz Daughtry, confirmed the internet star’s arrest in a post on X on Tuesday.
“‘Squeeze.benz’ is in custody, thanks to NY’s Finest,” Daughtry wrote.
“One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no longer treat the Big Apple like the Indy 500.
“To anyone thinking about putting themselves and others in danger, recklessly zooming through the streets of NYC, think again!
“You will be arrested and your car will be seized. You will face justice.”
In a clip posted on Benz’s Instagram page on May 1, his team talks about the car ride to N3on, whose real name is Rangesh Mutama.
The 19-year-old was in the passenger seat of a Lamborghini while being told they were going to go on “a little ride along.”
Benz’s team said they would give the streamer “a little taste of the New York car culture” and told him that “if things get crazy, you just stay stop and we pull over.”
The clip then cuts to them racing down the freeway with N3on screaming “Squeeze” and flapping his arms.
Meanwhile, another video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the moment the boy racers collide with another vehicle.
“Squeeze Benz and Neon got hit while swerving through traffic and took off after the crash on stream,” an X user wrote.
As the Lamborghini weaves dangerously through traffic on the freeway, horns blare from behind just before it smashes into the rear of a van.
The impact of the crash causes all passengers, including those filming in the back, to fall forward in their seats before the car takes off again, failing to stop to see the impact.
Benz then took the next exit as N3on told him to drop him off.
Following the incident, Benz took to Instagram, denying that he was in a “hit and run” and instead claiming that he was hit by another driver.
One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no longer treat the Big Apple like the Indy 500.
Kaz Daughtry
“Damn bro, this s*** with shock and now somebody hitting into the back of me I think I’m done linking up with mad cars that don’t know how to drive,” he said in his story, per Times Now News.
In another post, he shared an image of a dented rear bumper on his white Lamborghini.
Benz further claimed that law enforcement was not called as he knew who had hit him.
Meanwhile, after the live stream of the collision, N3on’s Kick account was reportedly pulled down, though it has since been restored.
The teenager had told Benz that he did not want the “brand risk” of any dangerous driving, according to Indy 100.
“We don’t want to be a brand risk, we want to look good, we want to work with you in the future, and we want to work with everybody else, so we’re not trying to look risky or look like criminals,” N3on said.
The latest controversy comes just weeks after he was held in jail in Dubai for 37 hours after breaching filming rules.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to N3on and Benz for comment.