Crime & Safety
Driver Hits Pedestrian In Carlsbad
The 51-year-old woman was transported to Scripps Medical Center in La Jolla with life-threatening injuries.
CARLSBAD, CA – A woman from New York is being treated for severe injuries after she was struck by a car Tuesday in Carlsbad, police said.
The Carlsbad Police Department was called to a traffic collision just before 10:30 a.m. in the 6500 block of southbound Carlsbad Boulevard south of Solamar Drive.
Officials said officers discovered that a 24-year-old man from Carlsbad was driving a 2002 Ford Mustang Convertible southbound on Carlsbad Boulevard when he struck a pedestrian. The 51-year-old woman was transported to Scripps Medical Center in La Jolla with life-threatening injuries.
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Police said Southbound Carlsbad Boulevard at Palomar Airport Road was closed for a little over two hours while officers conducted an investigation. The investigation regarding the cause of the collision is still ongoing.
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