San Diego Sheriff's Department.
A San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

A 34-year-old woman was injured in a collision with a San Diego Sheriffs’ cruiser near Imperial Beach on Wednesday.

The collision occurred at 5:16 p.m. in the intersection of Coronado Avenue with Hollister Street in the Palm City area of San Diego, according to Sgt. Robert Posada.

A deputy assigned to Imperial Beach was headed to an emergency call in a patrol vehicle with lights and siren on when the woman, who was driving a white Ford Mustang coupe, entered the intersection from an Interstate 5 off-ramp.

The patrol vehicle’s front bumper collided with the passenger side of the Ford Mustang.

The woman complained of having back pain and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The deputy was not injured in the collision.

Neither alcohol or drugs were a factor with the collision, according to Posada.

The San Diego Police Department is investigating the crash.

City News Service contributed to this article.

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