California illegal street show driver strikes officer, rams patrol car, police say

A California “sideshow” driver was arrested Sunday after he allegedly rammed a police automobile and struck an officer as he tried to evade authorities.

Officers responded round 4 p.m. to a number of areas in San Jose for reviews of the unlawful road racing occasion, the San Jose Police Division mentioned in a information launch.

GEORGIA FATHER, 20, HIT AND KILLED DURING STREET RACE

Whereas officers tried to apprehend the drivers at one location within the metropolis, police mentioned one driver, later recognized as 19-year-old Isaac Anthony Guzman, of Los Banos, rammed a patrol car.

Following the collision, Guzman sped away and struck an officer who was on foot, in response to authorities. The injured officer was handled at a neighborhood hospital for minor to reasonable accidents and launched.

Police shortly tracked Guzman down following the incident and took him into custody.

Guzman was arrested on two counts of assault with a lethal weapon on an officer, felony hit-and-run and possession of a privately made firearm.

Officers made eight arrests, together with two for firearm violations, after a number of sideshows popped up in San Jose on Sunday.
(San Jose Police Division)

In complete, the sideshow occasions all through town resulted in eight arrests – two for firearms violations – three automobiles impounded for 30 days and about 40 citations for spectator and mechanical violations.

Sideshows are unlawful road racing occasions the place drivers carry out harmful stunts like “donuts” and “burnouts” on public streets.