ONTARIO, CALIF. -- Police say the relatives of a nine-year-old girl hit by an alleged drunk driver took justice into their own hands.
The girl was gathering leaves in the front yard of her family's Ontario home when a van jumped the curb and plowed into her.
Witnesses say her relatives, who were getting ready to go to church, attacked the driver and smashed his head through the window of a parked car.
They then dragged the man into their home, prompting a neighbor to call authorities.
The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. The girl was also rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed surgery to reattach her nearly severed foot.
Police have booked the man on suspicion of felony drunken driving
The girl was gathering leaves in the front yard of her family's Ontario home when a van jumped the curb and plowed into her.
Witnesses say her relatives, who were getting ready to go to church, attacked the driver and smashed his head through the window of a parked car.
They then dragged the man into their home, prompting a neighbor to call authorities.
The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. The girl was also rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed surgery to reattach her nearly severed foot.
Police have booked the man on suspicion of felony drunken driving