A homeless man lying in a Hillcrest alley was run over on Tuesday afternoon, the San Diego Police Department reported.

The accident happened at 1:18 p.m. near the 300 block of Washington Street, where police said the man was lying along the east edge of an alley of Third Avenue when a female driver turned into the alley and ran him over.

The driver said she did not see the man, police said.

The victim suffered a fracture to his left femur and was transported to the University of California San Diego hospital, according to police. The accident remains under investigation.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.