Overview
- Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday in a residential area of Santa Ana.
- Police say a trash truck traveling east on Bishop Street turned right onto southbound Shelton Street at the roundabout and hit her as she crossed.
- The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit.
- Authorities are asking witnesses or anyone with information to contact the SAPD Traffic Division as the investigation continues.
- SAUSD activated a crisis team to support the nearby Pio Pico Elementary community; some outlets reported graphic injuries and one named the truck’s operator, details that police have not formally confirmed.