Driver Seriously Injured After Running Red Light In Rancho Penasquitos

SAN DIEGO, CA – A motorist ran a stoplight on a Rancho Penasquitos street Wednesday, causing a collision that left him seriously injured, authorities reported.

According to the San Diego Police Department, the 43-year-old man was heading west on Carmel Mountain Road when he ran a red light at the intersection of Sparren Avenue shortly after 8 a.m., sending his flatbed Chevy truck crashing into a Toyota Corolla.

Police said the truck driver sustained serious but non-life threatening internal injuries. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.

No other injuries were reported. The incident is under investigation.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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