AUGUST 8, 2009 – Police reported five people were injured, one seriously, in a two car collision involving a 2001 Ford Escort and a 1998 Toyota Sienna minivan in Mira Mesa. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. According to reports, the man driving the Ford Escort ran a red light and turned into a shopping center near Reagan Road at the same time a woman was driving west on Mira Mesa Boulevard. Both the driver of the Escort and the driver of the Sienna were injured, authorities said. Three other passengers were also injured. One person reportedly suffered a spinal fracture. Police are investigating the cause of the crash, and whether the driver of the Ford Escort was possibly under the influence of alcohol.
AUGUST 4, 2009 - A 66-year-old man suffered major head and neck trauma after he was struck by a car while crossing a street in City Heights, authorities said. The unidentified man was attempting to cross Fairmount Avenue at Myrtle Street when he was struck by a Honda about 9:16 p.m., according to San Diego police. The victim was apparently in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by the southbound vehicle, authorities said. The car, which had tinted windows and neon lighting on the undercarriage, was located about 5 ½ hours later at the intersection of Poppy Place and 40th Street, which is about a mile from the accident site, police said. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the pedestrian accident.
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JUNE 1, 2009 - A houseguest suffered severe trauma to her head and back after falling 80 to 100 feet down a cliff, authorities said. The unidentified woman in her 20s had exited a hot tub in the backyard of a home on Neptune Avenue and was walking toward a hammock when she wandered too close to the cliff and fell shortly after 11 p.m., said a captain for Encinitas Marine Safety. She landed on the beach about a half mile north of Moonlight Beach. Authorities said she had been drinking. The woman had no mobility and could not feel her lower extremities when rescuers arrived. She was airlifted to La Jolla Hospital where she was listed in critical condition, authorities said.
