By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-01 14:25:51 | Updated at 2024-11-01 16:23:21
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An illegal California Halloween event ended in horror after a driver plows into a crowd injuring multiple people.
Sickening footage shows the moment the deranged motorist slams into a group of spectators at a street takeover.
Several people were knocked to the ground, while multiple people got pinned under the vehicle which continued driving over the top of them.
The chaos unfolded at around 2am on Friday on Orangewood and State College Blvd.
Anaheim police confirmed to The Mirror that two 19-year-old pedestrians were hospitalized during the incident.
A California Halloween event ended in horror after a driver plowed into a crowd injuring multiple people
Sickening footage shows the moment the deranged motorist slams into a group of spectators at a street takeover
The dramatic video shows smoke billowing as a car performs a donut maneuver around a group of revelers.
But suddenly the vehicle veers directly into their path, prompting the person filming to start shouting.
The vehicle then slams into multiple people before other spectators begin to rush towards it.
But the driver keeps going, flattening several people who get dragged under the vehicle.
The car continues to rev as the angry mob try to stop it from moving, with several people jumping up and down on the car's windscreen.
'There's still a guy under it!' Someone shouts as the crowd continue kicking and pummeling the vehicle.
The two people who were hospitalized were described as in a 'stable condition' as of Friday morning and no arrests had been made yet, police said.
The unruly scenes are the latest example of the lawlessness on display at street takeovers, where motorists meet to show off their vehicles by performing dangerous stunts.
Police confirmed that at least two people were hospitalized following the chaos
At one point the driver pinned several people under the vehicle and continued to keep revving the engine
The crowd then rushed at the vehicle in an attempt to stop it and began pummeling the car
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently unveiled measures to crack down on the sideshows.
The bipartisan legislation brought in increases penalties and accountability and increases law enforcement's ability to combat the events, Newsom said.
'Sideshows are reckless, criminal activities that endanger our communities. We have seen too many people killed or hurt at these events,' he added.
'We are sending a clear message to anyone considering participating in or attending a sideshow: stricter penalties are in place, including the potential loss of your vehicle.'
DailyMail.com has contacted Anaheim police for comment.
