New video from Southern California captures the terrifying rampage of an alleged carjacker who plowed into folks at a fuel station and different places throughout Culver Metropolis earlier than a high-speed police chase lastly got here to an finish.
Juan Luis Estrada, 45, of Perris allegedly struck eight pedestrians as he fled officers on June 16, earlier than he crashed in a McDonald’s drive-thru and cops nabbed him.
New surveillance video from the fuel station reveals the suspect driving head on into an individual who was strolling on the sidewalk as the motive force handed via the fuel station, per video supplied by the Culver Metropolis Police Division.
One other a part of the clip confirmed the suspect driving immediately into an individual strolling nearer to the pumps, leaving them on the bottom.
A 3rd video confirmed a motorbike rider being taken out by the motive force earlier than fleeing the station, NBC Los Angeles reported.
One other video launched final week, confirmed Estrada driving immediately into the trail of 19-year-old who was crossing the road, because the suspect fled from the cops.
Police mentioned Estrada is suspected of being concerned in a number of hit and run collisions within the metropolis after taking an individual’s automobile at knifepoint in downtown Los Angeles.
“When officers tried to cease the stolen automobile, the suspect fled, main officers on a pursuit via town whereas driving recklessly and endangering the general public,” cops mentioned.
Shortly earlier than 7 pm police mentioned the suspect was concerned in successful and run collision that injured 4 pedestrians. Whereas cops had been responding to that decision, police mentioned he hit one other individual after which fled the scene.
Because the pursuit continued, cops mentioned Estrada hit two juveniles driving an e-bike, earlier than hitting one other pedestrian whereas attempting to flee police.
Police mentioned the suspect deliberately struck quite a few pedestrians-ages 15 to 70 years old- throughout his rampage that lastly ended after he crashed right into a automobile within the drive-thru in downtown LA.
Estrada was taken into custody after making an attempt to flee on foot. His bail has been set at $10.25 million.
He’s been charged with ten counts of tried homicide, three counts of felony hit and run, one depend of carjacking, battery on a peace officer, and a felony evading a peace officer inflicting severe bodily damage, per police.
The hit and run victims shockingly solely sustained non-life threatening accidents. One officer sustained minor accidents throughout the arrest, however was handled on scene.
The investigation is ongoing as detectives proceed to take a look at proof and establish every other folks concerned.
The California Put up reached out to Culver Metropolis PD for additional remark.
