Pedestrian Killed After Being Run Over at Santa Ana Car Wash

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 1-27-26, 2:26 p.m.
LOCATION: 2ND ST AND EUCLID
AREA/CITY: Santa Ana
DETAILS:

On January 27, 2026, at approximately 2:26 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call regarding a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on the property of Orange Coin Car Wash, located at 117 N. Euclid Street. Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), responded to the scene and discovered a 27-year-old man, later identified as Phillip Michael Villafana of Long Beach, trapped underneath the vehicle. Upon extrication, OCFA pronounced Villafana deceased

Based on the preliminary investigation, the pedestrian was lying in the driveway of the car wash when an entering vehicle ran him over. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. He was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol

The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is investigating this collision. Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Detective J. Martinez at (714) 245-8207 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.

HANDLING AGENCIES: Santa Ana police Department
SOT(s): Yes, with PIO Natalie Garcia

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