Fullerton Man Arrested In Laguna Beach Hit-And-Run That Injured 7

FULLERTON, CA – A Fullerton man was arrested in a hit-and-run Tuesday night in Laguna Beach that sent several people to the hospital.

Laguna Beach Police Lt. Jason Farris said that after Laguna Beach officers investigated the vehicle's license plate, they identified Fullerton resident Rajvir Mann as the primary suspect. Mann was arrested on various charges, including Felony hit-and-run.

Just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Laguna Beach Police Officer was patrolling eastbound on Laguna Canyon Road at Canyon Acres when he observed a black Mercedes and a white BMW driving westbound at a high rate of speed.

“The officer activated his overhead emergency lights, made a U-turn, and attempted to catch up to the vehicles,” Farris said. “One of the speeding vehicles struck another uninvolved vehicle, causing it to cross over the center median, colliding head-on with other traffic.”

The suspect vehicles both fled the scene. Both eastbound lanes of traffic were blocked for over an hour.

“Laguna Beach Police personnel secured the scene and conducted a traffic collision investigation while Laguna Beach Fire personnel rendered aid to the injured passengers,” Farris said.

Four patients were taken by ambulance to a nearby trauma hospital, while three others were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries, officials

The LBPD Major Crimes and Intelligence Team identified the Mercedes within hours of the collision using our citywide camera system and learned it was registered to an individual in Fullerton.

Fullerton Police Department assisted in checking the residence for the vehicle. According to police, they found the damaged vehicle at the registered owner’s address. The driver and registered owner, identified as Mann, was arrested for various charges, including Felony hit-and-run.

The investigation to identify the driver of the white BMW is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is urged to contact Detective Tanner Flagstad at 949-497-0701.