Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Struck By Car In City Heights

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening head wound and injured foot, police said.

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening head wound and injured foot, police said.
The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening head wound and injured foot, police said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA β€” A 55-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized Friday morning with a life-threatening head injury he sustained when he was struck by a car while walking in lanes of traffic in City Heights.

The man was walking in the northbound lane of the 4200 block of Poplar Street, near Fairmount Avenue, about 9:25 p.m. Thursday when he was hit from behind by a 2021 Toyota Corolla, according to Officer Robert Heims of the San Diego Police Department.

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening head wound and injured foot, Heims said.

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