60-year-old pedestrian injured while crossing the street

SAN DIEGO, CA – A pedestrian was seriously injured by a car while crossing the street in the Jamacha-Lomita neighborhood on Monday evening.

According to Fox News San Diego, the 60-year-old woman was crossing Cardiff Street near Jamacha Road at about 8 p.m. She was not in the crosswalk when a southbound black SUV struck and injured her.

The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, which including a broken pelvis, a collapsed lung, and fractured ribs. The injuries were not considered life-threatening.

The driver fled the scene.

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Ross Jurewitz is the founder and managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a San Diego personal injury attorney law firm. These San Diego injury accident lawyers specialize in helping people seriously injured in a variety of accidents throughout San Diego County and California.

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