2 Adults on Bicycles, 3 Children Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash

Published on July 8, 2024

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A man and woman on electric bicycles and their three children being pulled in bike trailers were injured by a hit-and-run driver who was caught and arrested, authorities said Monday, July 8. The two adults were riding with the children in tow around 7:35 p.m. Sunday on in the 12300 block of Haster Street at Twin Tree Lane when they were struck by a black 2003 Toyota Camry, and the driver left the scene, Garden Grove police Sgt. Nick Jensen told City News Service. The neighborhood is a mix of single-family homes and apartments near the Garden Grove (22) Freeway. “A nearby witness followed the suspect vehicle and notified officers of its whereabouts as it fled the scene of the collision,” said Traffic Investigator John Yergler. “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.”...