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In San Diego, bystanders chased down Juan Antonio Gonzaba, 39, after he allegedly stole a Tesla and drove it through a crowded pedestrian walkway, hitting a woman who suffered serious injuries including a fractured spine and broken ribs. Video footage shows Alex Srour tackling Gonzaba as he fled the scene; Gonzaba faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, and auto theft, carrying potential sentences totaling up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday afternoon, a 39-year-old man named Juan Antonio Gonzaba stole a Tesla in La Jolla and led police on a high-speed chase in San Diego. Around 12:40 PM, the stolen vehicle drove onto the Pacific Beach boardwalk, hitting a pedestrian, a 25-year-old woman who was critically injured with two fractured ribs, two vertebrae fractures, and an abdominal laceration. She remains hospitalized.
Officers initially tried to stop Gonzaba on Mission Boulevard but he fled, causing damage to a San Diego Gas and Electric transformer before reaching the boardwalk at Thomas and Reed avenues. Bystanders chased Gonzaba when he abandoned the vehicle; one witness, Alex Srour, used Meta smart glasses to record the incident.
Gonzaba faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, and auto theft, potentially leading to up to 24 years and 8 months in prison if convicted. The San Diego Fire Department’s Candace Hadley warned of the severe public safety risk involved when such incidents occur on crowded walkways.
Written for “Boardwalk Stunt Chase Arrest” on 2026-09-17,
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Bystanders chased down and tackled a suspected car thief after he allegedly drove a stolen Tesla through a crowded San Diego pedestrian walkway, striking a woman and leaving her with serious injuries.
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he → chase → injuries
Video shows Juan Antonio Gonzaba, 39, fleeing the vehicle, which police told numerous local media outlets was stolen, and sprinting through a parking lot.
asserted
police → show → lot
Bystander Alex Srour leapt into action, chasing Gonzaba down and pushing him while he ran, resulting in Gonzaba falling to the ground.
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Gonzaba → leap → ground
"I hear somebody behind me just scream like, ‘Watch out.’
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somebody → hear → me
And then I look and there's like a Tesla just barreling at me going like 70 miles an hour," Srour told KABC-TV.
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Srour → look → TV
Police charged Gonzaba with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run and auto theft in connection with the incident, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Office.
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Police → charge → Office
Srour, who recorded the incident on a pair of smart glasses he was wearing, said he was sideswiped when Gonzaba careened the Tesla down a pedestrian boardwalk.
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Gonzaba → record → boardwalk
"He hit my bike and it like pushed me really, it like launched me off to the side," Srour told KABC, adding "people don't expect a car to come through the boardwalk like it's just not normal."
Gonzaba allegedly struck a 25-year-old woman, who was transferred to the hospital with injuries that included a fractured spine, broken ribs and a cut that required 20 stitches, prosecutors told KNSD-TV.
Gonzaba is being held without bail in the San Diego Central Jail after prosecutors noted that he has an extensive criminal history, KNSD reported.
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KNSD → hit → history
If convicted on all charges, Gonzaba faces up to 24 years in prison, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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prosecutors → convict → prison
Gonzaba pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment, KNSD reported.
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KNSD → plead → arraignment
Fox News Digital contacted the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego District Attorney's Office for further comment.
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Digital → contact → comment
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