A Santa Rosa, California man has been arrested after he intentionally ran over a man and his dog, killing the innocent pooch.
It started when a man was walking his Terrier-mix while a white Maserati came speeding up the road. The pedestrian yelled out to the driver to slow down, which prompted the driver to come to a complete stop.
He then put the car in reverse, accelerated, and intentionally hit the pedestrian and dog with his car.
Sadly, the dog died at the scene due to his injuries, and the pedestrian was brought to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with injuries, but is expected to be OK.
One witness told Sonoma News that she head a loud noise, followed by a man screaming “F–k, f–k, f–k! No, no! Help! Help!”
Tracy Hall, who was in her garage nearby, told Sonoma News that she, too, heard the crash, and when she went to see what happened, she saw the man lying in the street near his dead dog.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office immediately launched an investigation, and asked the public for any information on the driver of the white Maserati.
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office/CBS
They soon received an anonymous tip, and found the Maserati, which had significant damage from hitting a post after he ran over the pedestrian.
Police arrested 30-year-old Juan Mendoza-Meza on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and felony animal cruelty, and he remains in custody on a no-bail hold.
H/T to Sonoma News.
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