A 26-year-old marching band instructor was critically injured in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident and police are searching for the driver who left the scene, according to a news report.
Santa Ana police said that Christopher Chavez of Santa Ana was walking in a crosswalk on South Bristol Street when a black, four-door BMW sedan with paper plates traveling north on South Bristol ran a red light at West Central Avenue and hit him.
Witnesses said the woman got out of her car and walked up to Chavez lying in the street, then returned to her BMW and left the scene. One witness took a photo of the woman before she fled.
Chavez sustained multiple critical injuries, including two broken legs, a broken arm and traumatic brain injuries. His sister, Rachel Chavez, said that doctors told the family he could be blind and lose some motor skills if he survives. Chavez is a drum line instructor at Saddleback High School and is studying to be an emergency medical technician.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run pedestrian accident is asked to call Santa Ana police at 714-245-8200 or the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
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