Posted on 11/02/2024 1:37:46 PM PDT by TigerClaws
A street takeover in Anaheim Friday morning ended with two people in hospital after a driver lost control of this car and ran them over.
It happened at 2 a.m. at the intersection of Orangewood and State College Boulevard. Several hundred people armed with cell phones and costumes took over the area to watch drivers do burnouts and donuts in the center.
One of the participants driving a black Dodge Charger lost control and spun into the crowd, hitting the pair of men.
The injured men, both age 19, are from Orange and Lancaster, police said.
After being rushed to the hospital with major injuries, they were said to be in stable condition.
Police impounded the car shortly afterward and searched for the driver who managed to escape the car after the crowd attacked it.
While the number of street takeovers has gone down from 1,700 reports in 2020 to over 700 in 2024, police said it's hard to track them down.
“It used to be that these were done over social media with open source pages,” Anaheim police officer Sgt. Jacob Gallache said. “Now they’re using WhatsApp and other applications to contact people to identify where these (takeovers) are going to happen.”
“people armed with cell phones”
Really?
Recent ad libbed radio ad before this happened: If your car gets surrounded and you hesitate to use your firearm you should always carry a gas gun as I do.
In the video, there are a couple of white guys in the crowd. Talk about lack of situational awareness.
Just have to love all those iFag phones being waved around.
What a life, all wrapped up on a little widget.
This is how stupid people have fun.
Meh
“Play stupid games...”
At least it is a start to clue folks in on how dangerous this crap is.
Watch the video - all you see is folks rushing in, phone held high, NOT to help those hit. but to get better shots for their social media posts....
Didn’t they buy one of those pink tear gas devices on a key chain as college women do? As ALL colleges are Gun Free Zones except for the criminals and gang members.
Our big problem is innocent people defending themselves under the 2nd Amendment are victims of assault and then victims of courts— “this man was shot at because of his color by a prejudiced gun toting bigot, your honor.”
Not like the old days drag racing in front of Bobs Big Boy. 😊👍
Idiots with no life or brains
“after the crowd attacked it.”
Why attack it? What did they think would eventually happen.
I mean, it’s not like the driver parked in a handicapped space.
The Fast and Furious XXX.
The guy skipping to the accident with his cellphone leading the way is a nice touch.
What adult skips?
Takeover?
Riot.
“people armed with cell phones. Really?”
That exactly encapsulate the imbecilitly of our ‘media’.
Completely savage behavior.
I have seen several looting videos where it seems to be the preferred method of getting about when it’s going down.
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