Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Hit By Car In San Diego

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a skull fracture, facial fractures, a collapsed lung and acute respiratory failure, police said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a skull fracture, facial fractures, a collapsed lung and acute respiratory failure, police said.
The victim was rushed to a hospital with a skull fracture, facial fractures, a collapsed lung and acute respiratory failure, police said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A pedestrian running along a Carmel Valley street was hit by a car this weekend, suffering life-threatening injuries, police said.

The collision happened shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday on Del Mar Heights Road and Lansdale Drive when a 32-year-old man ran into the path of a Tesla Model 3 driven by an 18-year-old woman, according to Officer J. Perales of the San Diego Police Department.

The victim was rushed to a hospital with a skull fracture, facial fractures, a collapsed lung and acute respiratory failure, Perales said.

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Anyone with information about the collision was encouraged to call the SDPD Traffic Division at 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

— City News Service

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