Man violently assaulted by machete before being killed by 2 hit-and-run drivers in Orange County
Summary
Hit And Run Westminster California in Westminster, California: On June 14, Westminster police responded to a crash near the 9200 block of Bolsa Avenue in the Little Saigon area of Westminster, Orange County, California. Officers found a male victim unresponsive on the roadway; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance video showed the victim had been assaulted by several people with a machete just minutes before the deadly collision, and he ran into the roadway trying to escape. Both drivers who struck him fled the scene before police arrived; one was later found in Anaheim, while the second driver of a newer-model blue or black Toyota RAV4 SUV remains at large. Machete-wielding suspects were booked into Orange County Jail for attempted homicide, with the assault investigated as a separate case from the hit-and-run crashes.
Publicly reported parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown hit-and-run drivers and machete-wielding assault suspects | At-fault party |
Original reporting
Man violently assaulted by machete before being killed by 2 hit-and-run drivers in Orange County