The historic fountain at Plaza Park, in Orange, was partially destroyed Mar. 13 after a man driving a stolen car fleeing police crashed into it.
In a surveillance video provided by the city, the car can be seen going at high speed directly at the fountain, crashing into it, and then flipping over twice before landing upright.
The driver of the car, Raymond Salazar Felix, 24, was transported to a local hospital where he was being treated for at least a compounded fractured leg, according to Orange Police Sgt. Phill McMullin.
Upon his release, he will be booked into Orange County jail.
According to authorities, the incident began around 5 a.m. when a patrol officer observed Felix driving without headlights on the 100 block of South Parker Street near Chapman Avenue, which runs directly into Plaza Park….
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