Man strangled his ex-wife unconscious while she was driving in Santa Ana: police
06/06/2019 6:45 am PDT
By Nourah Salaheih, KTLA
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police are searching for a man suspected of strangling his ex-wife until she lost consciousness while she was driving in Santa Ana, authorities said Wednesday.
The woman picked up her ex-husband, Alexander Diaz, 34, at 7:30 p.m. May 23 and was driving when he strangled her twice, “causing visible injury,” the Santa Ana Police Department said.
She lost consciousness and the car came to a stop in the middle of traffic, authorities said.
Police said Diaz is being investigated for a separate domestic violence assault involving the same woman, and there's a $40,000 outstanding warrant for his arrest on suspicion of possession of stolen property, auto theft, obstruction of police officer and narcotics violations, Santa Ana Police said.
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