A person apparently jaywalking in Mira Mesa was struck and killed by an SUV driven by a 70-year-old man, the San Diego Police Department reported Tuesday.
The collision occurred at 7:39 p.m. Monday on Mira Mesa Boulevard at Westview Parkway, according to Officer John Buttle.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was crossing Mira Mesa Boulevard from north to south in violation of posted signs, Buttle said.
He said the man was hit by a black 2001 Ford Expedition and died at a hospital from multiple fractures, collapsed lungs and blunt force trauma.
The driver was uninjured and alcohol was not a factor in the collision, Buttle said.
SDPD’s Traffic Division officers responded to the scene and were investigating the collision.
City News Service contributed to this article.
