5-Year-Old On Scooter Struck By Suspected Drunken Driver In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 5-year-old girl on a scooter was seriously injured after being struck by a suspected drunk driver over the weekend in San Diego, authorities said.

A 21-year-old woman driving a BMW sedan drove onto a closed park pathway around 4:40 p.m. Saturday at 2500 Laning Road in the Midway neighborhood, according to the San Diego Police Department. She struck a steel bench then crashed into the child before crashing into a tree.

The girl was taken to a hospital. Police said she suffered "life-threatening head injuries and may not survive."

Police said alcohol was a factor in the crash. The woman, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested at the scene.

The department's Traffic Division was handling the investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the department's Traffic Division or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.