SUV driver's joyride on New York railroad tracks ends in fiery wreck: police

A New York City man allegedly took his SUV on an intoxicated joyride along train tracks that ended with the vehicle catching fire, police said.

Basilio Hidalgo, 40, was arrested and charged after he drove an SUV onto the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and caused a fiery scene after the vehicle's tires caught fire at around 4:52 p.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department said in a release. 

Photos of the crash aftermath showed Hidalgo's SUV being lifted with a crane from the train tracks.