Crime & Safety

Woman Seriously Injured By Car In Westfield UTC Parking Lot

Police don't suspect drugs or alcohol are factors, but are still investigating the matter.

SAN DIEGO, CA -- A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a car at a University City mall entrance. It happened shortly before 1 p.m. as a 38-year-old man driving a Hyundai sedan entered the Westfield UTC parking lot at Esplanade Court, according to Officer Sarah Foster of the San Diego Police Department.

The driver collided with a woman walking through the parking lot, and she received life-threatening injuries to her head and left leg, Foster said.

Police don't suspect drugs or alcohol are factors, but are still investigating the matter.

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