Driver Runs Over Pedestrian On San Diego Sidewalk After Argument

SAN DIEGO, CA — A driver ran over and injured a 30-year-old man on a sidewalk in the East Village neighborhood, police said Wednesday.

The victim left a party at 10:51 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of 16th Street and went to an Ace parking lot and got into an argument with a man, according to Officer John Buttle of the San Diego Police Department. The victim left the parking lot and walked southbound toward a gas station.

"The suspect got into a burgundy or red Dodge Durango and pulled out of the parking lot." Buttle said. "The suspect drove down the sidewalk and ran over the victim. The suspect fled, got on the eastbound I-94 and was last seen going southbound on I-15."

The victim was taken to a hospital with a brain bleed and facial injuries, the officer said. His injuries were not considered to be life threatening.

— City News Service