SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — One person hurt in a terrible crash Wednesday morning that injured three others was arrested after being tased by police officers. The crash happened at about 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of First and Fairview streets in Santa Ana. Police say it started with the black car being involved in a hit-and- run earlier, and being chased by a second car. The two vehicles then ran a red light and hit a third car and a bicyclist. #UPDATE #SantaAnaPD Investigators working on reopening north & south lanes shortly. East & west lanes will reopen in a couple of hours. #SAPDPIO #atthescene #openinvestigation #SAPDTraffic pic.twitter.com/1o2QC6fGJe — SantaAnaPD (@SantaAnaPD) July 11, 2018 The crash left the white sedan with just half its engine compartment, and the crumpled bicycle nearby, resting in the bushes of a gas station. The black Nissan Cube was left in lanes with a sharp dent in one side, while another vehicle was sent into a nearby tire shop. One man is arrested on suspicion of felony DUI/hit and run after a violent crash at 1st and Fairview in Santa Ana that also takes out a bicyclist. 4 trauma patients are in critical but stable condition. @CBSLA @KCBSKCALDesk pic.twitter.com/X651jedmy1 — Chris Ercoli (@CERCOLICBS) July 11, 2018 The driver of the Nissan Cube allegedly abandoned his car and fled the scene by running into a nearby ice cream business, where he apparently tried to blame an employee for the crash. Officers eventually took the driver into custody with the use of a Taser, Bertagna said. He was eventually arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. The four people who were injured were described as “trauma patients” and taken to hospitals, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. They are all in critical but stable condition. The intersection of First and Fairview was shut down during the crash investigation. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)
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Driver Suspected Of DUI, Hit-And-Run After Violent Crash In Santa Ana
