Correction: An earlier headline misstated the name of the community where the crash occurred. It is called the East Village.
A 42-year-old motorist was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle collision in the East Village; the other driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said.
Just before 3:20 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man was driving east on C Street and entered the intersection of 17th Street, where his vehicle collided with the victim’s vehicle, which was heading south on 17th Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.
An emergency crew extricated the unconscious 42-year-old man. Paramedics then took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the SDPD said.
Officers arrested the 21-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, the department said.
Neither the victim’s nor the suspect’s name was provided.
The SDPD’s Traffic Division was investigating the collision and asked anyone with information about the crash to call 858-495-7800, or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
– City News Service
Updated 10 p.m. April 26, 2025
