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DUI Suspected After Car Veers Into 8 Members of High School Track Team
Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, allegedly impaired by alcohol and drugs, struck eight high school athletes waiting at a corner; all are expected to survive, police said.
- On Wednesday just before 3 p.m., eight members of the Anaheim High School track and field team were injured after a vehicle driven by Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, struck them at Harbor Boulevard and North Street, Anaheim.
- Anaheim police say Alva-Palafox displayed objective signs of intoxication, prompting a DUI investigation while he was hospitalized and cuffed shortly after on suspicion of DUI.
- Video footage showed multiple injured student-athletes, boys and girls ages 16 and 17, bleeding near a nearby brick wall as at least five were treated on scene before hospital transport.
- By Thursday morning, seven hospitalized victims included four released, and officials say the students are expected to survive with ongoing medical care at local hospitals.
- The preliminary investigation found an orange Toyota Corolla was southbound on Harbor Boulevard at North Street on a green light when the driver veered off the roadway and hit pedestrians, Anaheim police said. Authorities asked for tips at 714-765-1900 or 855-TIP-OCCS.
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A 27-year-old man, who was initially arrested on suspicion of DUI in a crash that injured members of a high school track and field team on a training run in Anaheim, posted bail and was released from custody Thursday, Orange County authorities said. Anaheim resident Anthony Alva-Palafox was hospitalized and arrested Wednesday after the crash just before 3 p.m. at...
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