Crime & Safety

Shocking Video Shows Woman Smashing Into Cars In OC Parking Lot

The woman reportedly led Orange County sheriff's deputies on a chase in Mission Viejo before being arrested on the 5 Freeway.

 A woman was arrested after she smashed into multiple cars in a business parking lot and led authorities on a brief chase in Orange County Thursday.
A woman was arrested after she smashed into multiple cars in a business parking lot and led authorities on a brief chase in Orange County Thursday. (Orange County Sheriff's Department Courtesy )

MISSION VIEJO, CA — A woman was arrested after she smashed into multiple cars in a business parking lot and led authorities on a brief chase in Orange County Thursday, ABC7 reported.

The scene was captured in shocking video footage, which showed the driver in an SUV plowing into three cars in a parking lot in Mission Viejo, the report said.

Orange County sheriff's deputies were called to the scene for a hit-and-run report, but the woman evaded authorities before being taken into custody on the 5 Freeway, the report said. She was not identified by authorities and faces assault with a deadly weapon charges and felony vandalism.

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The motive for the rampage was not immediately known and authorities were looking into whether or not controlled substances were involved.

To learn more about the woman who smashed into several cars in a Mission Viejo business parking lot, read the full article on ABC7.

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