Three Children Injured in Pedestrian Accident near Taft Elementary School [Santa Ana, CA]

Man Drives Car onto Sidewalk, Hits 3 Children near Taft Elementary School

 
SANTA ANA, CA (May 24, 2022) – Three children were injured in a pedestrian accident near Taft Elementary School in Santa Ana on Monday morning, May 23.
 
The 911 call came in at 8:23 a.m., according to the Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Sean Doran. The suspect had asked to use a bathroom on the campus at 500 Keller Avenue.
 
When asked if he was a parent, the suspect said no. When a staffer denied him entry, he barged his way through the gate. Other staffers, including the principal, surrounded him and instructed him to leave the campus.
 
The suspect then got into his car in the school parking lot, drove away and struck the children.
 
Paramedics took the children to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
 
When police arrived, they found the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Jason Guzman, inside of his vehicle suffering from a stab wound, which is believed to have been self-inflicted. They took him into custody.
 
Police said they also found a suspicious incendiary device in the car. Orange County bomb squad personnel searched the vehicle and found three more incendiary devices, but the campus resumed classes as normal.
 
Authorities were unsure whether Guzman had any relation to staff or students at the school. An investigation is underway.

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