Elderly Motorist Hits Girl, Jogger This Morning In Rancho Penasquitos Area

An elderly motorist this morning struck and injured a 12-year-old girl and a male jogger before crashing into a tree in the Rancho Penasquitos area, according to police.

The accident occurred at 7:48 a.m. at Del Diablo Street and Penasquitos Drive, the San Diego Police Department said.

The driver, a 76-year-old woman, was driving her 2007 Toyota north on Penasquitos Drive approaching Del Diablo Street when she drifted to the right and hit the girl and then the jogger, a man in his 40s, before hitting a tree, police said.

The child sustained minor injuries and was not transported to a medical facility. The jogger, meanwhile, sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, and was taken to a local hospital, police said.

The driver sustained minor injuries and also was transported to a local hospital.

The department’s Traffic Division is investigating the case.

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