Crime & Safety
Man Hit By Car, Seriously Injured In La Jolla
The 67-year-old victim in La Jolla is expected to survive despite suffering a fractured back and open leg fracture, officials said.
LA JOLLA, CA – A 67-year-old man was hospitalized with a spinal fracture and other serious injuries, but expected to survive, after he was hit by a car in La Jolla, police said.
The collision occurred on La Jolla Boulevard a little after 7 p.m. Wednesday, less than an hour after another pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured in City Heights, San Diego police Sgt. Ed Zwibel said. The 46- year-old woman hit on University Avenue in the Teralta West area of City Heights was not expected to survive.
The victim in La Jolla was expected to survive despite suffering a fractured back and open leg fracture, Zwibel said. He was walking in the crosswalk of 6900 block La Jolla Boulevard when he was struck by a Kia sedan driven by a 31-year-old man.
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Police did not immediately know what caused the collision but do not suspect the Kia's driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Zwibel said. The police department's traffic division was investigating the crash.
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