Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

The City of Santa Ana was a dangerous place to be on Sunday morning with two incidents involving auto accidents including a hit and run.

The hit and run collision involved a man who was pressure washing a parking lot at around 2:09 a.m. at the 100 block of South Main St., near East First St.

The man was injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in a dark-colored Chevrolet Silverado that fled the scene.

The man was taken to a local hospital by paramedics and was deemed to have non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information regarding the driver or vehicle that fled the scene are encouraged to contact police at (714) 245-8665.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Orange County Crime Stoppers by calling (855) TIP-OCCS or by visiting their website at www.occrimestoppers.org.

The other incident involved a multi-car crash, early on Sunday morning at the intersection of West First and North Bristol streets at around 2:50 AM.

When the responding firefighters showed up they found that three vehicles were in the middle of the intersection and were badly damaged.

OCFA firefighter paramedics treated three victims at the scene then took them to local hospitals.

It is not yet know what the extent of injuries from the crash were.

The SAPD determined that drugs or alcohol were not believed to be a factor in the collision.

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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.

By 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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