APRIL 7, 2010 - A child was flown by medical helicopter to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego following a two vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 5 Tuesday morning, authorities reported. The accident occurred on southbound I-5, north of Highway 78, at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7. The child’s mother, who was driving one of the vehicles, declined medical treatment. The occupant of the second vehicle was taken by ambulance to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside with minor injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
OCTOBER 21, 2009 – Police reported a teenage girl was struck by a taxi Tuesday evening in Pacific Beach. The girl, who was not identified, was walking in the 2200 block of Garnet Avenue around 5:30 p.m. when she was struck. The taxi reportedly pulled into the street and struck her. The girl was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital with facial injuries. The cause of the Pacific Beach pedestrian accident remains under investigation.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 – A young boy was struck by a car Tuesday night in Clairemont, the San Diego Police reported. The accident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Idlewild Way, near the intersection of Jutland Drive. The boy, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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AUGUST 17, 2009 - A young skateboarder was hospitalized after he was struck by a sports-utility vehicle at a San Diego County intersection, authorities said. Witnesses told investigators the skateboarder was riding east on Encinitas Boulevard about 11 p.m. when he reached the intersection with six-lane El Camino Real, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. He entered the intersection at the end of a green light for eastbound traffic, but it turned red before he could get through the northbound lanes of El Camino Real. A truck in northbound lanes waited for the victim to cross, but an SUV in an adjacent lane did not see the youth and he was struck with the left-front fender, authorities said. The impact hurled the boy into the intersection. He was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla for treatment of unspecified injuries. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the pedestrian accident.
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AUGUST 17, 2009 - A woman and child were seriously injured when a tire apparently separated from its rim and their vehicle rolled over east of Imperial, authorities said. The solo-car accident happened about 7 a.m. on Highway 111 north of Harris Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 2000 Toyota 4Runner was carrying six passengers when the accident occurred. The two victims who were ejected were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, authorities said. Two adult males and two other children were injured in the crash. All of the victims were transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center. The CHP is investigating the rollover crash.
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AUGUST 3, 2009 - A 9-year-old Los Angeles girl was fatally injured when the car she was riding in crashed on Interstate 5 in San Diego County, authorities said. The driver of the victim’s car, identified as 23-year-old Michael J. Wright of Commerce, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in northbound lanes at Cassidy Street. Traffic had slowed to about 25 mph, causing a Lexus sports-utility vehicle that was traveling about 50 mph in the fast lane to swerve to avoid a slowing Dodge Caliber, the CHP said. The Lexus clipped the Dodge, however, causing it to lose control and strike the right side of a Honda CRV and then a big rig. The girl, who was a back seat passenger in the Lexus, was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital in Kearny Mesa, where she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival, the CHP said. A 38-year-old man in the Honda sustained moderate injuries and was taken to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. A 50-year-old man in the Dodge suffered minor injuries. The CHP is investigating the cause of the I-5 collision.
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AUGUST 3, 2009 - A 14-year-old boy was knocked unconscious when he was struck by a personal watercraft while being pulled on an inner tube off San Diego, authorities said. The unidentified boy was hospitalized with neck and back injuries and a possible broken leg, according to a San Diego lifeguard. The collision occurred about 4:15 p.m. in an area reserved for skiing near De Anza Cove, authorities said. The accident left the boy floating face down in the water before he was rescued and regained consciousness. It was one of 11 boat rescues by San Diego lifeguards on Sunday. They also performed 55 water rescues and 133 medical aids. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the Mission Bay collision.
JULY 27, 2009 - A 4-year-old girl riding on a bicycle with her father was killed when they were struck by a San Diego trolley, authorities said. Veronica Ramirez of Chula Vista died while trying to cross the tracks with her father. They were riding west on L Street, just west of Industrial Boulevard, when the accident occurred, according to Chula Vista police. The girl was in a child seat but was not wearing a helmet when the collision occurred about 6:30 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses told police that the father entered the intersection after the automatic arms that prevent vehicles from crossing the tracks had been lowered, authorities said. The father and daughter were thrown about 40 feet down the tracks after the collision, authorities said. The girl was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the accident at Rady Children’s Hospital in Kearny Mesa, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner. The 34-year-old father was being treated at a San Diego Hospital for a broken hip and possible internal injuries, police said. The Metropolitan Transit System, which operates the trolley line, is investigating the trolley accident.
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JULY 27, 2009 - A 33-year-old Escondido man and his 11-year-old daughter were seriously injured when their personal watercraft collided with another, authorities said. The accident occurred about 10:45 a.m. in the Fiesta Bay area near Ski Beach, according to San Diego police. The family had been picnicking in Mission Bay Park when the collision occurred, authorities said. The man suffered a back injury and was bleeding, while the girl complained of leg and arm pain, officials said. They were both hospitalized. The other rider was uninjured. The watercraft accident was among eight boat rescues, 202 medical calls and 196 water rescues at San Diego City beaches on Sunday, when approximately 290,000 people flocked to the shore, authorities said. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the watercraft accident.
JULY 26, 2009 - A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was struck by a van while riding a scooter, authorities said. The boy was with two friends on bicycles about 7:45 p.m., according to San Diego County Sheriff’s officials. The bicyclists rode ahead of the boy and through a stop sign at Palomarcos Avenue while traveling south on Pommel Way, officials said. The driver of a minivan noticed the bicyclists, but did not notice the trailing boy on the scooter and they collided, officials said. The victim was transported to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego and treated for serious head and leg injuries, sheriff’s officials said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the scooter collision.
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