Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Badly Injured By Vehicle In San Diego

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a subdural brain injury, lung contusion, spleen injury and hip, pelvic and femur injuries.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a subdural brain injury, lung contusion, spleen injury and hip, pelvic and femur injuries.
The victim was rushed to a hospital with a subdural brain injury, lung contusion, spleen injury and hip, pelvic and femur injuries. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 28-year old man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday when he was struck by a vehicle near the Rolando Park area of San Diego.

The victim was crossing University Avenue in a marked crosswalk a little after 7 a.m. when he was struck by a white Chevrolet Silverado traveling south on 58th Street, according to the San Diego Police Department. The driver, a 31-year-old man, remained at the scene and called authorities, police said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a subdural brain injury, lung contusion, spleen injury and hip, pelvic and femur injuries.

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The SDPD's Traffic Division is investigating the accident.

— City News Service

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