Police reported that a 24-year-old man was riding an e-bike eastbound on La Jolla Village Drive when he tried to turn left onto northbound Genesee Avenue. The rider was hit by a 2025 Mercedes GLC that was traveling west in the right lane of La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA – An e-bike rider was hospitalized with major injuries after being involved in a collision with a vehicle in the University City neighborhood of San Diego on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the San Diego Police Department, the accident took place at around 1 p.m. February 25, on La Jolla Village Drive and Genesee Avenue.
Police reported that a 24-year-old man was riding an e-bike eastbound on La Jolla Village Drive when he tried to turn left onto northbound Genesee Avenue. The rider was hit by a 2025 Mercedes GLC that was traveling west in the right lane of La Jolla Village Drive.
The SDPD officers and emergency crews found the rider unconscious at the scene.
The rider was transported to a hospital with internal cranial hemorrhage and a skull fracture. His name was not immediately released.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 60-year-old man, was not injured and cooperated with the investigators.
According to the police, impairment was not suspected to be a factor in the incident and no arrests were reported.
The San Diego Police Department Traffic Division is conducting an investigation into the incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact the department or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
Between 2021 and 2023, motorcycle-involved serious collisions in San Diego showed a declining trend in OTS fatal and injury victim counts. In 2021, there were 493 motorcyclist victims killed or injured, ranking the city 3rd among similarly sized California cities for motorcycle involvement. By 2022, that count fell to 405 victims (ranking 5th), and in 2023 it declined further to 349 victims, placing San Diego 4th statewide in this category. These year-over-year changes suggest a reduction in reported serious motorcycle collision involvement despite ongoing risk exposure in the city. Alcohol-involved collisions and total fatal and injury crashes also showed variability across these years, and motorcycle trends occurred alongside broader shifts in other crash types. While total counts declined, San Diego’s motorcycle crash ranking remained high relative to peers, reflecting persistent safety challenges and exposure for riders within the city’s traffic environment.
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