An apparently drug-impaired man in a Dodge pickup struck two pedestrians on a sidewalk in Paradise Hills on Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring the other.
It was the fifth accident in San Diego involving a pedestrian in just four days. Pedestrians were struck in Loma Portal on Friday, in Clairemont on Thursday, and in La Jolla and City Heights on Wednesday.
Saturday’s accident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. when the driver failed to negotiate a curve on Parkside Avenue at Beatrice Street and drove up on the sidewalk. A 67-year-old man died at the scene and a 55-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
San Diego Police said the driver fled on foot, but witnesses followed him and he was subsequently arrested.
The 23-year-old suspect was allegedly driving under the influence of a controlled substance, police said.
