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Fatal Hit-And-Run Leaves One Dead, Three Injured Outside Disney Park

After leaving Disneyland Park in Anaheim, five people were involved in two separate hit-and-run accidents with the same car, Anaheim police said. Of the five people who were hit, one woman died, and the other four, including one child, sustained various injuries.

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The first incident took place along Harbor Boulevard just south of Katella Avenue when a car plowed into a group of people trying to cross the street. The vehicle continued down Harbor Boulevard and turned onto Convention Way, where the woman was fatally injured. After the second hit-and-run with pedestrians, the man backed his car into an Orange County transit bus and hit an SUV and truck before speeding away. 

John Bilyk was playing his guitar in the area and witnessed the second accident. He told Anaheim Police that he saw the woman and child crossing the street when they were hit by a gold Toyota Camry. A group of people gathered around the victims, so Bilyk ran to the car to check on the driver, who had temporarily stopped the vehicle. Bilyk knocked on the window and saw a man in a yellow shirt in the driver’s seat.

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Sleeping Beauty Castle, Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort/Credit: Disney

Bilyk said:

I knocked on the window. He said some vulgar language and gave me a hand gesture and I was almost run over.

After nearly hitting Bilyk, the Anaheim Police Department said that the driver continued down S Harbor Boulevard toward Convention Way. 

Unlike at Walt Disney World in Central Florida, the Disneyland Resort has a number of guests who walk to the theme parks from neighboring hotels, and accidents frequently occur. In September, a guest drove his car into the Toy Story parking area guard shack at the Disneyland Resort. A few weeks before that incident, there was a tram accident. After a busy day at the parks, a guest tram headed to the parking lot crashed into another tram, leaving guests stranded at the Disneyland Resort.

The Orange County Register reported that the Anaheim Police Department is still looking for the suspect at this time. The status of the four other people the driver hit is also unknown.

We will continue to update this story at Disney Fanatic.

Rick Lye

Rick is an avid Disney fan. He first went to Disney World in 1986 with his parents and has been hooked ever since. Rick is married to another Disney fan and is in the process of turning his two children into fans as well. When he is not creating new Disney adventures, he loves to watch the New York Yankees and hang out with his dog, Buster. In the fall, you will catch him cheering for his beloved NY Giants.

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