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Truckee Police Say Driver Intentionally Hit Pedestrians Outside Safeway, Injuring Four

Investigators describe an intentional act with no motive released.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 2:45 p.m. to reports of a vehicle striking multiple people near the entrance of the Donner Pass Road Safeway.
  • Police identified the driver as 49-year-old Jonathan Maurer of Coalinga and arrested him at the scene.
  • He was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism, and violating post-release community supervision.
  • Four victims, including children, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to recover.
  • Video obtained by CBS Sacramento shows a car into the storefront, and authorities have not provided details on a motive or the terms of his supervision.