Stabbing Victims Cause Hit-and-Run En Route to Hospital

Two men confronted by gang members at a party in the north part of town were stabbed early Saturday, then crashed their vehicle into a parked car trying to get to medical help, Watsonville police reported.

The violence erupted on Chappell Road, off Airport Boulevard, at 2:30 a.m., police said. The stabbing victims, who were 20 and 21 years old, were jumped by four or five suspected gang members, police reported.

Both were stabbed, even as they got into their car. As they drove away, they collided with a parked vehicle, police said.

The stabbing victims continued driving to Watsonville Community Hospital. Officers were first called to the hit-and-run collision. They were at the crash scene when hospital staff notified the officers of the stabbing victims, police said.

Both men had multiple stab wounds. They were treated and released. Police are still searching for their attackers.