Woman Injured in DUI Hit-and-Run at Westfield UTC Mall on La Jolla Village Drive [San Diego, CA]

Car Hits Woman at UTC Mall in San Diego, DUI Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested

 
SAN DIEGO, CA (January 22, 2023) – A 65-year-old woman was injured in a DUI hit-and-run crash at Westfield UTC mall in San Diego Monday afternoon.
 
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. on January 16, in the area of La Jolla Village Drive. According to the San Diego Police Department, the woman was entering the mall from the parking structure when a Honda Civic struck her on her side, causing her to go up and onto the car before coming to rest on the ground.
 
The driver, a 33-year-old man, fled the scene after the crash. Police located him a short time later and arrested him for DUI and hit-and-run.
 
The woman was rushed to a hospital with a broken right leg and other injuries.
 
Police asked anyone with further information about the crash to contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
 
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