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From about a hundred yards away, I heard the sound of this and saw the van flip. I didn't see the collision. Immediately, I called 911. A few minutes later, I joined in the chase to go after this fleeing scumbag. Some guy got to him first and busted his lip in an alley. I was there when the police cuffed him.

I don't know that he was illegal. He was swearing at those surrounding him and at the police officer in English.

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Pregnant woman, two others injured in hit-and-run
Melissa Pinion-Whitt

UPLAND - A suspected drunken driver was arrested Monday after he struck three vehicles, injuring three people including a woman who was about seven months pregnant, police said.

Police booked Richard Soto, 22, of Ontario, into West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, felony driving while under the influence and possession of stolen property.

Police said Soto was driving a stolen 1997 Ford Aerostar south on Campus Avenue near 13th Street at 3:16 p.m. when he struck two vehicles and drove away.

At 11th Street and Second Avenue, Soto ran a stop sign and broadsided the driver of a Chevrolet Astro van. The impact caused the van to roll onto its roof. A pregnant Upland woman riding in the vehicle, along with her 2- and 5-year-old sons, received injuries in the crash.

Soto ran from the vehicle, but was chased by several witnesses to the 600 block of north First Avenue. The witnesses pointed out Soto to Upland officers who came to the scene.

Police said Soto is suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol and stimulants. He also had drug-related arrest warrants.

The pregnant woman was flown to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton and the children were taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Their conditions were not known.