Nine pedestrians were hit by a suspected impaired driver in the area of 100 W. Santa Fe, in downtown Fullerton at 1:48am Sunday, February 10th. Fullerton PD arrived on the scene to find a Toyota Tacoma had driven up onto the sidewalk striking 9 pedestrians before hitting a tree and coming to a stop. Multiple victims were trapped underneath the car, which was smoking and had serious frontend damage.

With the help of some nearby good Samaritans officers were able to lift the Toyota enough to free those injured beneath it. Fullerton Fire immediately began life saving measures and ultimately ten victims (including the passenger of the truck), from ages 18 to 49 years old, were transported to local trauma centers with injuries ranging from moderate to life-threatening.

The driver of the Tacoma, Christopher Solis, a 22-year-old from Anaheim was arrested for felony DUI causing great bodily injury. Due to the time and location of the accident – hundreds of people were on the sidewalk.

Three other vehicles were found on the street with minor to moderate damage as well. FPD Accident Investigators are investigating to determine what happened.

Anyone with information about this incident and anyone who captured cellphone video is asked to contact the Fullerton Traffic Bureau at (714) 738-5313. Anonymous information can be called into OC Crime Stoppers at 1(855) TIP-OCCS.

 Early morning crash near Heroes on West Santa Fe in Downtown Fullerton. – photo by Mike Ritto

Update Feb 11: Sidewalk Crash Victims Survive – Driver Scheduled for Court

The victims hit in a crash of a truck that jumped the sidewalk on W. Santa Fe in Fullerton injuring 9 – plus the passenger of the vehicle driven by 22-year-old Christopher Solis will survive though according to a Channel 7 report by Greg Lee – some injuries are serious including one young woman with a dislocated hip, broken rib and back fractures.