A number of automobiles in a Mission Viejo car parking zone have been broken when a driver believed to be beneath the affect of medication repeatedly crashed into the automobiles and narrowly missed individuals who tried to intervene, based on authorities.
The driving force of a darkish Nissan Rogue, recognized later as 33-year-old Aria Martin, repeatedly hit the automobiles on Thursday in a car parking zone within the 24000 block of Chrisanta Drive earlier than 1:30 p.m. based on Sgt. Mike Woodroof with the Orange County Sheriff’s Division.
In a number of TikTok movies and Twitter posts, Martin accelerated and crashed a number of instances, however didn’t get out of the car. One individual confronted Martin however needed to bounce out of the way in which when her Nissan Rogue accelerated towards the individual.
The Nissan Rogue collided with one other parked automotive so laborious that the Nissan left its bumper on the bottom. One other individual approached the driving force’s aspect door and tried to open the door, however let go when the driving force reversed the SUV.
There have been no reported accidents, Woodroof stated.
Martin then left the car parking zone and drove onto the 5 freeway heading southbound. She ended up in a building zone, the place the California Freeway Patrol grew to become concerned.
Video from OnSceneTV confirmed at the very least one officer with a rifle aimed on the Nissan Rogue whereas it was stopped on the freeway. Site visitors was delivered to a halt as police responded to the incident and took Martin into custody.
She was arrested and booked on felony vandalism and assault with a lethal weapon prices. She was additionally charged with driving beneath the affect of medication and reckless driving, Woodroof stated. Martin is in custody and it’s unclear whether or not she was driving her personal car.
