7 students on California high school's track team injured as driver crashes on sidewalk

Seven students on a California high school's track team were injured in a crash Wednesday when the driver veered off the road in a suspected drunk driving incident, police said

Seven students on a California high school's track team were injured in a crash Wednesday when the driver veered off the road in a suspected drunk driving incident, police said.

The crash occurred around 3 p.m. near Harbor Boulevard and North Street in Anaheim, police said in a news release.

The students, all ages 16 and 17, were on a training run and were waiting for the traffic light to change when they were struck. Seven were taken to the hospital with various non-life-threatening injuries, the release said. They were accompanied by an adult coach at the time of the crash.

The driver, Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, was traveling southbound on a green light when he veered off the road and struck the group, according to the release.

Police said that the crash is being investigated as a possible DUI and that Alva-Palafox "displayed objective signs of intoxication." He was also taken to the hospital for injuries.