Driver who rammed onto packed California sidewalk convicted of hit-and-run but not DUI

Fullerton, Calif. — A driver who plowed into a crowd on a Southern California sidewalk in 2019, injuring nine people, was convicted Thursday of hit-and-run crimes, but jurors deadlocked on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs.

A mistrial was declared over the DUI charge in the trial of 27-year-old Christopher Solis, The Orange County Register reported. Solis said he was relieved by the mistrial decision, the paper reported.

"I have a wife. I have a kid. I was scared," he said, adding, "This whole thing has been emotional. I think about the victims every day."