A bicyclist was seriously injured late Sunday night when a car drifted into the bike lane and struck the rider on a Kearny Mesa street.
It happened shortly before 11:05 p.m. in the 8600 block of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.
A 33-year-old man was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in a designated right turn lane when the car drifted into the bike lane and struck a 29-year-old man who was riding a bicycle eastbound in the bike lane, Buttle said. The bicyclist was not wearing a helmet and did not have lights on the bike.
The victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, which were not believed to be life-threatening, Buttle said.
The Toyota driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers, Buttle said.
Intoxication was not believed to have been a factor in the collision, Buttle said. The San Diego Police Department’s traffic division was investigating the crash.
— City News Service
