Six people waiting in line for a popular California restaurant were injured after an SUV making donuts at a nearby intersection plowed into them, police said.
Scary video from Sunday morning captured the moment a white Honda CR-V swerved at a busy intersection in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, and crashed into people outside the Black and Blue Restaurant, KTLA reported.
Although many people managed to avoid the vehicle, six people were hit before the car crashed into the wall of the restaurant’s patio, causing minor damage.
The white SUV, dragging its front bumper, quickly backed up and fled the scene as bystanders and security personnel rushed to help the injured.
Officials said the six injured suffered only minor injuries, with first responders able to treat them at the scene.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, police found the car’s front license plate, which had fallen off when it crashed into a wall.
A white SUV was doing a donut show outside the Black and Blue Restaurant in Santa Clarita Sunday morning. KTLA
With that, officers were able to quickly identify the driver and arrest two women on Magic Mountain Parkway. The woman has not been publicly identified.
Following field sobriety tests, both women were arrested on DUI charges and could face more charges as investigators continue their investigation, police said.
Witnesses at the scene claimed that the suspect was clearly trying to take over the road, where people were trying to block the intersection to perform various stunts in their vehicles.
The car went out of control and crashed into a group of people, injuring six. KTLA The car hit a patio wall and then quickly fled the scene. KTLA First responders were able to treat the injured at the scene. KTLA
“The driver decided to do some donuts in the white looking SUV,” a witness told CBS news. “He had one turnover where it didn’t work out too well.
“I think he did another one and that one actually had an impact. Luckily it didn’t hit too many people but a lot of people fell,” added the witness.
Street takeovers, or “sideshows”, have become a problem in major cities across the country in recent years, with wannabe stunt drivers performing dangerous tricks with their vehicles in the middle of the road.
Police were able to locate the vehicle and arrested two women in the car. KTLA Both women were booked for DUI as police continue to investigate the crash. KTLA
While the popularity of such stunts spiked during the outbreak when few drivers were out and about, takeovers continued, particularly in Los Angeles, where officials have been tracking such incidents.
The Los Angeles Police Department reported there were 7,654 such takeovers in 2021, and about 4,899 in 2022. Statistics for 2023 are not yet available.
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