Pedestrian hit, critically injured by driver in Bay Park

Publish Date: 2022/05/27

SAN DIEGO, CA — A woman was gravely injured Thursday morning as she was hit by a pickup truck while crossing a road in San Diego’s Bay Park neighborhood, according to Times of San Diego.

San Diego Police said the incident occurred in the 3500 block of Clairemont Drive shortly before 8:00 a.m.

The circumstances behind the crash were not immediately clear, but the female pedestrian was crossing the street when she was struck by a southbound 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The victim, believe to be between 60 to 70 years old, was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, including head trauma.

Officials said the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with responding officers.

At this time, the cause of the crash remains unclear. An investigation remains underway.

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