2 Men Run in Front of Car; 1 Killed
One man was killed and another received minor injuries early Tuesday when they both ran into the path of an oncoming car.
The accident occurred shortly after midnight in the 300 block of North Harbor Boulevard, police said.
Witnesses told police that the two men were threatened by another man waving a gun at them while in a nearby club, and they ran outside and into the street.
Nicolas Mendoza, 22, of Santa Ana received a broken leg when he was struck by the car.
His 23-year-old friend, who was not identified pending notification of his family, received massive head injuries, police said. He was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later, Police Lt. Earl Porter said.
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