3 Injured In Head-On Sorrento Valley Crash

SAN DIEGO, CA —Three people were injured in a head-on collision in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego, authorities said Monday.

The crash occurred at 8:53 p.m. Sunday in the 5300 block of Mira Mesa Boulevard near the Jacob Dekema (805) Freeway, according to San Diego police Officer John Buttle.

A 26-year-old woman drove her 2014 Ford Transit van eastbound in westbound lanes and collided with the front of a westbound 2017 Honda Civic with a man and woman inside, Buttle said.

The 44-year-old woman in the passenger seat of the Civic suffered life-threatening injuries including a punctured liver, stomach bleeding and multiple rib fractures, he said. The 42-year-old man driving the car suffered minor abrasions to his arms and pain in his right hip and back.

The van driver suffered internal injuries, Buttle said. She was arrested for felony DUI.

— City News Service