Santa Ana: Mini Cooper Crashes Building, Shears Fire Hydrant

02.21.2020 | 8:57 PM | SANTA ANA – A Mini Cooper was seen standing on its rear hatch and leaning against a building after a crash that also sheared a fire hydrant, Friday night.

Authorities responded to reports of a traffic collision involving a building in the 2600 block of West 1st Street around 8:57 PM.

Units arriving on scene located a red and white Mini Cooper that struck a hydrant before coming to rest on two wheels against a commercial building.

The driver of the vehicle was injured and transported to an area hospital in unknown condition.

Firefighters red-tagged the building as  a result of structural damage sustained in the collision and shut off the flow of water to the sheared hydrant.

The scene of the crash was cordoned off the by officers but it was unclear if drugs or alcohol were being investigated as a factor.

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