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A woman fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a tree near Torrey Pines, severely injuring her 7-year-old son, police said Wednesday.
The 39-year-old driver of a Honda Civic was headed west on Genesee Avenue near North Torrey Pines Road shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday when she fell asleep, veered off the roadway and crashed, San Diego Police Officer Dino Delimitros said.
The boy suffered serious but non-life-threatening internal injuries in the wreck, Delimitros said. The driver was not hurt.
—City News Service
