On Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at 2:45 AM, our officers responded to McFadden Avenue and Ross Street regarding a single vehicle traffic collision. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and provided medical attention to the male driver before pronouncing him deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the vehicle was traveling south on Ross Street approaching McFadden Avenue. The vehicle failed to stop at the intersection and collided into a wall on Ross Street, south of McFadden Avenue. The driver of the vehicle was the sole occupant. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Investigator N. Quinones at (714) 245-8284, or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
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Drunk driver arrested after hitting several cars and an ambulance
A suspected drunken driver was arrested Wednesday, after leading police on a pursuit that ended with the vehicle crashing into an ambulance, at about 4:40 p.m., at Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue, according to the O.C. Register.
During the chase, which started in Westminster and led to Santa Ana, the suspect was involved in a total of four collisions, including one at Newhope Street and Edinger Avenue, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna, according to MYNEWSLA. Continue reading
City Council to honor Jimenez for stopping alleged DUI hit and run driver
When Santa Ana resident Beatriz Jimenez saw alleged DUI driver Jessica Louise Cowan plow through the Meza family, last Saturday morning, killing 5-year-old Osmara Meza, she had to make a quick decision. She wanted to stop to help, but she saw that Cowan wasn’t stopping, so she pursued her and ended up using her car to block Cowan’s escape, over at Main and 17th.
Jimenez is still having nightmares about what happened. And she is coming to terms with the fact that she is now a hero. Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez posted today on her Facebook page that she and Santa Ana Council Member Vincent Sarmiento will be honoring Jimenez at the next Santa Ana City Council meeting. Continue reading