Crime & Safety

Skateboarder Injured In Point Loma Heights Accident

A man on a skateboard was seriously injured after failing to yield to oncoming traffic, police said.

The skateboarder was taken to a hospital and had a broken arm.
The skateboarder was taken to a hospital and had a broken arm. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man on a skateboard was seriously injured after failing to yield to oncoming traffic in Point Loma Heights, police said Tuesday.

The 28-year-old victim was riding south on Guizot Street at a "high rate of speed" when he failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a 27- year-old man in a Toyota Prius, who was heading west on the cross street, Orchard Avenue, around 10:20 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The skateboarder was taken to a hospital and had a broken arm.

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— City News Service