Pedestrian critically injured in Torrey Highlands crash

The man was running in a crosswalk when he hit the driver’s side door of a Civic, police said

San Diego Union-Tribune

June 27, 2020 2:29 PM PT

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after colliding with a car in Torrey Highlands Saturday morning.

The 62-year-old man was trying to cross Carmel Valley Road near Camino del Sur in a crosswalk when he ran into the driver’s side door of a Honda Civic about 8:15 a.m., according to San Diego police.

The driver of the Civic, a 24-year-old man, was proceeding on a green light when the crash occurred, police said.

The pedestrian received major head trauma, police said.

-- Kristina Davis is a reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune

Kristina Davis

Kristina Davis is the Enterprise editor, guiding coverage of topics important to the region, including border life, immigration, the environment, higher education, legal affairs and the military. She joined The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2006 originally as a crime and public safety reporter. Most recently, she covered federal courts and a variety of criminal justice and legal issues. Raised in Tucson, Ariz., she began her career at Phoenix’s two daily newspapers after graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in journalism.