Crime & Safety
Woman, 78, Struck by Vehicle While Walking Across Street In San Diego
The driver fled the scene, leaving the woman in the street with broken bones, according to authorities.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A 78-year-old woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a street in Colinas Del Sol, the San Diego Police Department said Friday.
The woman was crossing in the 3700 block of 54th Street mid-block, from east to west, at 5:22 p.m. Thursday and was struck by an unknown vehicle in the southbound lane, according to SDPD Officer John Buttle.
The driver left the scene and the pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a fracture to her right pelvis, ankle and scapula, the officer said. Her injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.
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SDPD Traffic Division officers responded to the scene and were investigating the collision.
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