A 21-year-old woman who had been drinking drove a BMW sedan into a park, then struck and severely injured a 5-year-old girl on a scooter in the Midway neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
The woman “drove a 2018 BMW 335i onto a closed park pathway at 2500 Laning Road,” according to the San Diego Police Department. The incident happened around 4:40 p.m. Saturday.
In the park, the driver struck a steel bench, then crashed into the child, who was on a scooter. The woman then struck a tree, an officer said.
The girl was “transported to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries and may not survive.”
Officials said that alcohol “was a factor in this collision” and that the woman was arrested at the scene. It was unclear if she suffered any injuries. Her blood-alcohol level was not disclosed.
San Diego Police Traffic Division will handle the investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident was encouraged to call the SDPD’s Traffic Division or San Diego Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
