San Diego
A 24-year-old San Diego man drove his car onto the sidewalk and hit a San Diego Police officer and another man after the officer had told him to leave a bar early Saturday morning, officials said.
San Diego resident Hugo A. Santaella is currently in custody, charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident.
Vice officers Larry Gordon and John Minto went to the Coo Coo Club in the 4300 block of University Avenue on a routine check for underage drinkers, said San Diego Police Sgt. Jake Hughes. As the bar was closing, the officers asked Santaella to leave. The young man left the bar, then drove his car on the sidewalk at 1:48 a.m., Hughes said.
Minto jumped out of the way but Gordon and a bar patron, Ben Quros, were struck. Both men were taken to Mercy Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. Gordon, 37, suffered a concussion, according to hospital officials.
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