Philadelphia police said multiple law enforcement vehicles were damaged after hundreds of cars gathered at 11 illegal car meetups across the city overnight.

Investigators say the illegal gatherings were reported over a span of seven hours late Saturday into early Sunday, and featured hundreds of cars drag racing, drifting and lighting trash fires.

Police officials were busy overnight Saturday into Sunday as attendees of car meet ups damaged patrol vehicles outside City Hall. Police plan to put more officers on these gatherings prevent future incidents.

Philadelphia police responded to 11 illegal car meetups in the city Saturday night into Sunday, where large crowds and hundreds of vehicles took over intersections to do donuts and set off fireworks in the street.

Crowds of people set off fireworks and did donuts at several locations across the city Saturday night into Sunday morning, including in front of City Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, police say.