STATEMENT 0F FACTS
SUSPECT: PEOPLES, ISAIAH JOEL 12/2/1984

SUNNYVALE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CASE #CR19-3349
Detective Tony Serrano #11352

Detective Ben Holt #14954

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Detective Ben Holt and

occurred on Tuesday,

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declaration

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April 23'“,

are currently investigating an attempted homicicje that‘

2019,

Real, in the City

at

approximately 1839 hours,

the area df Sunnyvale

in

ofSunnyvale, County of Santa Clara. The followihg

synopsis of police reports, witness statements, victim statementé, and suspect

statements that were obtained during

this investigation

and documented under Sunnyvale
i

Department of Public Safety Case #CR19-3349.

On

2019

April 23m,

at

approximately 1839 hours, officers with the SunnyVale

Department 0f Public Safety responded to the area 0f Sunnyvale Avenue and
a

report of

a vehicle

that ran over several pedestrians. Officers arrived to find multiple victims

scattered throughout the scene.
critical

Camino. Real for

El

condition and

[t

was determined

two others were

suffering

at that

moderate

time that

injuries.

five of

the

{Iictims

were

in

The victims were

transported to area hospitals.

Uniformed

officers quickly located the suspect, Isaiah Joel Peoples, at the

close proximity to his vehicle.

roadway

The vehicle he was driving

after striking the pedestrians.

without incident. A record check
vehicle he

was standing near that

at the

scene within

collided with vegetation off the

The suspect was taken

into custody shortly after

scene confirmed he was the registered éwner ef the

collided with the pedestrians.

The vehicle sustained damage

consistent with hitting a person.

Witnesses at the scene described the vehicle traveling
high rate of speed.

in

the pedestrians’ direction at

The acceleration of the engine could be heard, and

it

a

appeared to them that

the vehicle intentionally struck those pedestrians. Further investigation confirmed the
witnesses’ description of the event and the suspect’s intent to strike the pedesttians.
Several of the victims remain hospitalized. The following
injuries

is

a

summary

q‘f

the victim

based on conversations with medical personnel treating them:
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VICTIMS

AND

INJURIES:
'

(V1) Doe, Dhriti (DOB: 2/3/06): Inter cranial bleed, brain swelling, with left side of skull
i

removed to
is

currently

relieve pressure, pelvic fracture, critical condition
in a

life

threatening. The victim

coma.

(V2) Reimler, Marina (DOB: 4/29/86}: Broken left
ulna. Abrasions

and

and lacerations throughout.

femur and humerus; fractured radius and

 (V3) Reimler,

Soeren (DOB: 3/26/86): Right femur fracture. Abrasions throughout.

(V4) Lu, Ping (DOB: 12/20/67):

Broken

right

and

left leg.

Broken right arm.

(V5) Narayan, Rajesh (DOB: 2/9/74): Torso soft tissue injury, left
(V6) Doe, Prakhar (DOB: 7/30/09): Right
(V7) Nava, Eric

(DOB: 2/28/95): Minor

Based on the
Joel Peoples

is

totality of the

guilty of

in

'

bruising.

injuries.

evidence

known

to investigators at this time,

premeditated attempted murder

187 and Penal Code section 189, that he used

commit these crimes

injury non-specific.

injuries non-specific

No

(V8) Doe, Miguel (DOB: 11/18/03):

arm

arm

violation of Penal

in

 

believe Isaiah

violation of Penal Co‘de section 664-

his vehicle as a

deadly or dangerous weapon to

Code section 12022(b), and that he personally
i

inflicted great bodily injury

on victims

1, 2,

3 and 4

in violation of

Penal Code section

12022.7(3).

I

declare under penalty of perjury under the laws 0f the State of California that the

aforementioned synopsis of the police reports and documents are true and correct to the best
of

my

knowledge. The investigation

is

ongoing

@335“V
Detective Tony Serrano #11352,

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

at this time.