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Drunk driver arrested after hitting several cars and an ambulance

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DUI Accident in Santa Ana

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

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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→