The SAPD arrested a suspect in a fatal hit and run accident that happened this morning

On Saturday, July 4th, 2020, at approximately 1:20 AM, the Santa Ana Police Department received several calls of a male down in the roadway in the 2400 block of South Fairview Street. Officers responded to the area and found an adult male down in the roadway suffering major injuries. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and began to treat the male before pronouncing him deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation revealed the male was in the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle driving south on Fairview Street. The vehicle involved fled from the scene prior to the arrival of officers. It is unknown if alcohol is a factor in this collision; the collision remains under investigation.

Investigators located the involved vehicle, which was parked a short distance from the collision scene. The vehicle led investigators to a residence where they identified the driver as Jonathan Padilla from Santa Ana. Padilla was arrested for felony hit and run, and he was booked at the Santa Ana Jail.

The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Investigator N. Quinones at (714) 245-8284.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • Stop hiding behind Donald Trump and post as yourself, talking about punk ass bitches when you are a keyboard troll, please. What a terrible and racist comment to leave on a topic talking about someone that was killed. I was injured and almost died in a hit and run, and the man that hit me was caucasian. He was a transient, with anger issues, and a baby momma who was willing to hide him from the cops. What I want to know is what difference does race make? Criminals come in all shapes and colors; even by building a wall, you aren't going to keep all other races and ethnicities out, so you might as well stop being such a hateful person and come to the understanding that we are all from the same race, the human race. By doing this, you will experience more peace within yourself.

    • Oh no I'm not the same race. I don't do the same things and they give themselves their own bad name. Let them work for once and rebuild their cities.

      • Don't you think it's time? It's time you put the pipe down and help sponser building the wall.

        Party on Cha Cha nina

      • The City of Santa Ana is a 99.6 hispanic, 50 percent are hard working good people, the other 50 percent are low life trash scum bag gangster puk that belong in a wood chipper

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