Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly striking 3 children with vehicle outside Santa Ana school

A person faces a number of expenses after he allegedly struck three youngsters who have been strolling to highschool with their grandparents in Santa Ana earlier this week.

Jason Carlos Guzman, 26, of Valencia, has been charged with seven counts of premeditated tried homicide, seven counts of assault with a lethal weapon, three counts of hit-and-run with damage, and three counts of kid abuse. He additionally faces one depend of possession of a flammable liquid, one misdemeanor depend of brandishing a lethal weapon, and one misdemeanor depend of hit-and-run with property harm, in keeping with the Orange County District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The incident unfolded about 8 a.m. Monday when Guzman informed a employees member at Taft Elementary College in Santa Ana that he was going to make use of the toilet on the faculty. The varsity worker apparently informed Guzman to depart, and he did, officers stated.

Nonetheless, he then allegedly crashed right into a parking barrier within the faculty’s car parking zone whereas leaving in a Mazda Protégé and accelerated onto a sidewalk, inflicting him to crash into a gaggle of faculty youngsters who have been strolling to campus.

Three of the youngsters, ladies aged 6, 9 and 10, “flew into the air after being hit by the automobile,” in keeping with the DA’s Workplace.

The youngest sufferer was struck the day earlier than her seventh birthday, officers stated. Not one of the youngsters suffered severe accidents within the crash.

Whereas leaving the scene, Guzman is accused of hitting an SUV occupied by a girl and her 11-year-old daughter. One other mom who apparently adopted Guzman from the college and noticed him strike the women on the sidewalk, later received out of her automobile to confront Guzman.

That’s when he allegedly brandished a knife at her, however the girl ran away and was not injured.

Guzman was later discovered by police with an obvious self-inflicted stab wound to his stomach. He stays hospitalized after the incident, officers stated.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Division bomb squad discovered a number of containers of flammable liquid in Guzman’s automobile. Police had beforehand described the gadgets as “incendiary units.”

“The actions of a single particular person have resulted in undue trauma to the victims he hit in addition to numerous youngsters, mother and father, and college employees,” Orange County District Legal professional Todd Spitzer stated in an announcement. “These youngsters have been innocently strolling to highschool on the sidewalk with their grandparents and however for the grace of God, this incident didn’t lead to a baby being critically injured or killed.”