According to the SDPD, a 36-year-old man was trying to walk across El Cajon Boulevard from the north side to the south when he was hit by a 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 heading west. The pedestrian was reportedly walking outside of a marked crosswalk when the vehicle struck him
San Diego, CA – A man was rushed to a hospital with major injuries after being involved in an auto-pedestrian collision in the University Heights area on Saturday night, the San Diego Police Department reported.
The crash happened in the 2300 block of El Cajon Boulevard at around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 10.
According to the SDPD, a 36-year-old man was trying to walk across El Cajon Boulevard from the north side to the south when he was hit by a 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 heading west. The pedestrian was reportedly walking outside of a marked crosswalk when the vehicle struck him.
When police and fire crews responded to the scene, they found the victim suffering from a partial foot amputation and an open fracture to one of his legs.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries, the SDPD reported.
The driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old man, was at the scene when authorities arrived and was cooperative with the investigators. The driver was not suspected to have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
According to the SDPD, the pedestrian was determined to have been drinking just prior to the acccident. The department’s Traffic Division is gathering more information as they work to ascertain the cause of the accident.
San Diego experiences thousands of traffic collisions annually, resulting in hundreds of fatalities and injuries, with recent data showing increases in certain areas and demographics. In 2021, over 24,000 collisions were reported in the San Diego region, which led to approximately 315 fatalities. A notable aspect of these statistics is the high risk for vulnerable road users; for example, pedestrians represent only a small percentage of total crashes but account for a disproportionately high 23% of fatal and serious injury collisions. In 2021 alone, there were 102 pedestrian fatalities and 17 bicyclist fatalities. Speeding, impaired driving (both alcohol and drugs), and distracted driving are consistently cited as the leading causes of accidents. In 2023, more than half of all accidents on state highways in the city of San Diego involved a speeding driver. The data indicates that certain age groups, specifically younger adults (20-29 years) and older adults (80+ years), are more frequently involved in crashes, often due to inexperience or age-related factors like slower reaction times.
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