SANTA ANA, Calif.—An 18-year-old woman was behind bars Oct. 19 on suspicion of a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a 12-year-old girl walking to school Wednesday in Santa Ana.
Madeline Ortiz, who turned 18 on Sept. 23, was being held on $50,000 bail. She was arrested just before 9 p.m. Oct. 18 as police served a search warrant at her residence in Santa Ana, Santa Ana police Officer Natalie Garcia said. She was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run, Ms. Garcia said.
