Crime & Safety
Moped Rider, 71, Severely Injured On La Jolla Boulevard
The Vespa moped rider was struck while traversing southbound on La Jolla Boulevard on Monday.
LA JOLLA, CA — A 71-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run driver struck his moped in La Jolla, authorities said Monday.
The victim was riding a 2025 Vespa moped southbound on La Jolla Boulevard at about 4:40 p.m. Sunday, according to the San Diego Police Department. As he entered the intersection at Nautilus Street on a green light, an unknown driver in a black Nissan Rogue traveling eastbound ran a red light and collided with him, police said.
The driver of the Nissan, manufactured between 2008 and 2013, fled the scene immediately after the crash, they added.
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The victim was taken to a hospital with severe injuries, including a fractured pelvis with internal bleeding, a brain bleed, a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures.
