A 34-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday with life-threatening injuries, after he was struck while lying in the middle lane of El Cajon Boulevard in the Talmadge area.
This was one of three vehicle-vs.-pedestrian collisions reported within about six hours Friday night and early Saturday morning in San Diego.
San Diego police officers and paramedics were dispatched to the Talmadge area just before 2 a.m. Saturday in the 4900 block of El Cajon Boulevard, Sgt. Ray Battrick said.
The driver, a 49-year-old man, told police he never saw the victim lying in the street before he ran him over, Battrick said. Witnesses verified the Prius driver’s account, and police released him after determining he was not under the influence of alcohol.
The SDPD Traffic Division responded to the scene and is investigating the crash.
About 7:30 p.m. Friday, a 69-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries when he was struck by a suspected drunk driver in the 5700 block of Copley Drive, police said. There was also a 58-year-old man fatally struck by a car at about 10:40 p.m. Friday in the Otay Mesa West area.
— City News Service
