A 41-year-old father of three is in critical condition this morning after he was apparently intentionally hit by a BMW in the parking lot of the Aliso Town Center, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.
John Royston, a loan officer from Aliso Viejo who played football at the University of New Mexico and coached football at Santa Margarita High School several years ago, was in critical condition at Mission Hospital In Mission Viejo, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.
The incident occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday when the victim and two male friends were walking from the Opah Restaurant and Bar to the Fatburger Restaurant across the parking lot, said Amormino.
A fast-moving silver BMW went through a stop sign and the trio yelled at the driver to slow down. The BMW continued on at first and then it hit a parked Mercedes-Benz and spun around several times, Amormino said.
The BMW, occupied by two or three men in their 20s, headed toward the trio and struck the man.
“His two buddies were able to jump out of the way,” Amormino said.
He said the BMW has front-end damage from the incident and damage to the driver’s side door from what is believed to be an earlier collision.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at (714) 628-7170.
Source: Orange County Register