Sophia and her two cousins were injured when they were hit while walking to school. The suspect had allegedly trespassed on the school campus and had incendiary devices in his car.
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The family of three Taft Elementary School students who were hit as they walked to class last week are reliving the pain and anguish they're currently dealing with.Sophia was walking to school with her grandparents and four cousins on Monday, May 23.Her and her two cousins were injured in the hit-and-run.
Santa Ana Police said the driver, 26-year-old Jason Guzman, had allegedly trespassed into the school and had been escorted off campus."After he hit them, he crashed into another car, and went about another half a block and stopped," said Jesus De La Torre, the girls' grandfather."He got out through the passenger door with what I thought was a blade or a knife.""I didn't know what else to do because I could not get up," she said.
The family's attorney, Atticus Wegman, said the physical wounds will soon heal, but it will take some time to fully recover from the mental and emotional anguish they've suffered.
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