Car Crashes Into Santa Ana Apartment Building 2nd Time This Month

Car Crashes Into Santa Ana Apartment Building 2nd Time This Month
Vista del Rio Apartments in Santa Ana. (Screenshot via GoogleMap.com)
City News Service
5/21/2023
Updated:
5/21/2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A vehicle slammed into a Santa Ana apartment building for the second time this month, according to CountyNews.tv.

The crash was reported at 9:43 p.m. May 20 at the two-story Vista del Rio Apartments on the 1600 block of West Memory Lane when a silver Corvette struck a street barrier before coming to rest against the building.

The driver was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, CountyNews reported.

It was also unknown whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

On May 1, a woman was critically injured when a minivan slammed into the same apartment building.

A vehicle also crashed into the building on Aug. 8, 2021, the news site said.

Vista del Rio is a 41-unit apartment building designed for people with physical or developmental disabilities.

The motorist in the May 1 crash fled and police asked anyone with information on the person’s whereabouts to call Investigator Corporal N. Quinones at 714-245-8216 or the traffic division at 714-245-8200.

Orange County Crime Stoppers will accept anonymous tips at 855-TIP-OCCS, or 855-847-6227.