SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 29-year-old man was charged July 9 with an alcohol-fueled hit-and-run collision that injured a family in Garden Grove.
According to the criminal complaint, two of the victims were comatose due to brain injuries.
Two adults were riding with the children in bike trailers at about 7:35 p.m. Sunday in the 12300 block of Haster Street at Twin Tree Lane when they were struck by a black 2003 Toyota Camry whose driver left the scene, according to Sgt. Nick Jensen of the Garden Grove Police Department.
“A nearby witness followed the suspect vehicle and notified officers of its whereabouts as it fled the scene of the collision,” Traffic Investigator John Yergler said in a statement. “Officers located the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop and detained the driver/solo occupant of the vehicle approximately 1.2 miles from the original collision scene.”
The father, 27, and two children—a 5-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl—were rushed to hospitals in critical condition, according to police. The mother, 25, and a 7-month-old girl were hospitalized with stable vital signs. The mother has since been released.
The three critically injured patients remained in that condition as of Monday, Mr. Yergler said.
The criminal complaint alleges Mr. Ramos got in his car in Santa Ana to drive to a liquor store in Anaheim to buy more beer. He is accused of having a blood-alcohol level of .22, according to the complaint.
Mr. Ramos did not enter a plea at his arraignment Tuesday. He was scheduled to be arraigned July 25 in the West Justice Center in Westminster.
