Police announced Monday that a felony hit-and-run suspect is now in custody for crashing into a street takeover crowd in Anaheim and severely injuring two teens.
Investigators identified Hassan Hamid Ali as the driver of the black Dodge Charger that was captured on video striking several pedestrians at the intersection of Orangewood Avenue and State College Boulevard around 2 a.m. Friday.
Leading up to the crash, the footage shows the Charger loudly performing a series of donuts and burnouts at high speeds, narrowly missing the crowd on the sidelines.
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Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
The moment the suspect plowed into a crowd of bystanders, trapping two people underneath the car on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Bystanders lifted the vehicle to rescue the two young men trapped underneath the car during an Anaheim street takeover on Nov. 1, 2024. -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News)
As Ali continued spinning out, at one point, he lost control and struck several bystanders at the center of the intersection, trapping two 19-year-olds underneath the car…