White man blames Hispanic employee in ice cream factory for hit-and-run, injury crash
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/santa-ana-hit-and-run-4-vehicle-crash/
Driver Suspected Of DUI, Hit-And-Run After Violent Crash In Santa Ana
July 11, 2018 at 6:00 pm
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) One person hurt in a terrible crash Wednesday morning that injured four others was arrested after being tased by police officers.
The crash happened at about 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of First and Fairview streets in Santa Ana. Police say the incident started when a black Nissan Cube being driven by 40-year-old David Brihn was involved in a hit-and-run about a mile away earlier.
Police say Brihn then began chasing a white car whose driver and passenger witnessed the hit-and-run.
The two vehicles then ran a red light and hit a third car and a bicyclist.
The crash left the white sedan with just half its engine compartment, and the crumpled bicycle nearby, resting in the bushes of a gas station. The black Nissan Cube was left in lanes with a sharp dent in one side, while another vehicle was sent into a nearby tire shop.
Brihn can then be seen getting out of his smoking car and fleeing the scene. He ran into a nearby ice cream factory, where he apparently tried to blame an employee for the crash.
He grabbed me and hit me here, said employee Ignacio in Spanish as he pointed to the left side of his head. Brihn then reportedly dragged Ignacio across to street, where police were already at the scene of the crash, and told them Ignacio was responsible for the crash.
The officers can see that he is bloody, hes intoxicated, immediately tell him, No, let him go, said SAPDs Anthony Bertagna.
Officers eventually took Brihn into custody with the use of a Taser, Bertagna said. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run.