Crime & Safety

Driver Seriously Hurt In Jamacha-Area Car Crash

Paramedics took her to a hospital for treatment of brain bleeds, a cervical spinal fracture and a broken orbital bone, police said.

Paramedics took her to a hospital for treatment of brain bleeds, a cervical spinal fracture and a broken orbital bone, SDPD Officer Sarah Foster said.
Paramedics took her to a hospital for treatment of brain bleeds, a cervical spinal fracture and a broken orbital bone, SDPD Officer Sarah Foster said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — An octogenarian was seriously injured Tuesday when the car she was driving collided with an SUV in a Jamacha-area intersection, authorities reported.

The 89-year-old woman was making a left turn from westbound Imperial Avenue to Viewcrest Drive when her Volkswagen Jetta was struck by an oncoming Ford Excursion shortly after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Paramedics took her to a hospital for treatment of brain bleeds, a cervical spinal fracture and a broken orbital bone, SDPD Officer Sarah Foster said.

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No other injuries were reported.

— City News Service

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