A group of teens chased, spat on and shouted racial slurs at a student during a hate crime at UC Irvine, according to university police.
The UC Irvine Police Department said the hate crime happened at the university’s Arroyo Vista Housing complex on Feb. 27. UC Irvine’s Black Student Union said five white teenagers on e-bikes chased a Black student around the housing area shortly after a community event. The Black Student Union said the teenagers falsely claimed the student spat on them before the on-campus pursuit.
During the on-campus pursuit, one of the teens rode his e-bike into the back of the student’s leg, according to investigators…