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Girl, 5, Critically Injured After Suspected DUI Crash on Closed Park Path Near Point Loma

Police cite alcohol as a factor with SDPD traffic investigators leading the case.

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Overview

  • The collision occurred just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday near 2500 Laning Road by the Naval Base Point Loma Annex.
  • Police say a 21-year-old woman driving a 2018 BMW 335i entered a closed pedestrian pathway.
  • The car hit a steel bench, then struck the child riding a scooter, and finally crashed into a tree.
  • The girl was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries.
  • The driver was arrested at the scene; blood-alcohol results and specific charges have not been released, and witnesses are asked to contact SDPD Traffic Division or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.