Motorcyclist Severely Injured In Collision In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 40-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday after he was ejected from his motorcycle during a collision with a woman driving a 2020 Nissan Altima in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego.

San Diego Police officers responded to reports of a traffic collision at approximately 5:05 p.m. Friday on the 4600 block of Ingraham Street where they learned the victim was riding his 2023 Kawasaki R1 on Ingraham and a 23-year-old woman was leaving the north alley of 1600 Garnet Avenue onto Ingraham.

The two collided when the Nissan tried to make a left turn onto Ingraham and the victim was ejected from the motorcycle after the crash, Officer Robert Buttle said.

The victim was taken to a hospital with abdominal hemorrhaging and compound fractures to his left wrist and left humerus, injuries that Buttle said were considered life-threatening.

Police said alcohol and/or drugs were not a factor in the collision.

The department's Traffic Division is investigating and anyone with information related to the crash was asked to call 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

— City News Service