About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders rushed onto the sand near a Cirque du Soleil Kooza set up on the beach to try to free a person trapped under a silver SUV, according to KABC.

Witnesses said the SUV came around a restroom building and drove directly on the sand. That is when the car struck someone who was on the beach.

A suspected drunk driver accused of running over and killing a woman while doing circles on the beach has been arrested, California cops say. Officers responded to a beach area near the Santa Monica Pier at about 11:30 p.

A 21-year-old Arcadia man was reportedly driving in circles at high speeds on the sand near the Santa Monica Pier when he ran over the victim, officials said.

A person believed to be homeless was run over by an SUV and killed on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier, and the motorist was arrested on suspicion of DUI, reckless driving, and gross vehicular manslaughter,