GIRL, 16, DIES WHEN CAR SHE’S IN CRASHES

A 16-year-old girl died Friday afternoon when the car she was a passenger in slammed into stopped traffic and overturned near Seaworld, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 4:45 p.m. on the Ingraham Street bridge from Ski Beach, near Dana Landing Road in Mission Bay, according to police.

Investigators said the victim was in the front seat passenger of a 2008 Ford Fusion, driven by another 16year-old girl, that was headed south on Ingraham Street. As the driver crested the bridge, she noticed traffic stopped in front of her and swerved into the other lane.

The Fusion struck a Ford Escape SUV and a Nissan Sentra sedan and flipped over, according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims.

The victim, who was not identified, sustained major head trauma and died at the scene, Heims said.

The driver was uninjured, as was the 23-year-old man driving the Sentra, according to Heims. The Escape’s driver, a 26-year-old woman, complained of pain in her face.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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Pedestrian crossing street struck, killed

A driver struck and killed a pedestrian Friday evening near a fast-food restaurant in Grantville, police said.

The deadly crash occurred about 7:50 p.m. on Mission Gorge Road just north of Twain Avenue, in the roadway between a bank and an El Pollo Loco chain location, according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims.

A 39-year-old woman was headed north in a 2018 Nissan Altima when she struck the man, who was crossing the street in the middle of the roadway and not near a crosswalk, Heims said.

The man died at the scene, Heims said. His name was not released.

Investigators don’t suspect alcohol or drug impairment was a factor in the crash.

alex.riggins@sduniontribune.com

Bicyclist killed in collision with car

A 33-year-old bicyclist died Friday night after he was struck by a car in Escondido, police said.

The collision between the rider and a 2009 Nissan Altima sedan occurred just after 7 p.m. on West Ninth Avenue and South Spruce Street, Escondido police Sgt. Russ Whitaker said.

Details of how the crash occurred were not available, but firefighters and paramedics arrived to find the rider unconscious and bleeding from head injuries, Whitaker said. Medics took him to Palomar Medical Center, where he died.

The woman driving the Altima stopped her car and remained at the scene until she too was taken to the hospital, Whitaker said. No details about her potential injuries were available.

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