Man Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries After San Diego Skateboard Accident on Euclid Avenue

Skateboarder Hit and Seriously Injured by DUI Suspect in San Diego

San Diego, California: A skateboarder was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a DUI suspect Thursday night in San Diego’s Fox Canyon neighborhood.

The accident took place around 11:50 p.m. in the 3600 block of Euclid Avenue.

Investigators said a man was riding a skateboard southbound on the roadway, and a 20-year-old woman was driving a 2009 Honda Accord at a high rate of speed southbound on the same block as the skateboarder.

The driver hit the skateboarder and fled the scene.

The woman was then allegedly involved in another crash at 2500 46th Street and, again, fled the scene.

The suspect was later located and arrested about three hours later after her Honda was disabled at Fairmount Avenue and Interstate 8. Police believe she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collisions.

The skateboarder was hospitalized with serious head and torso trauma. The injuries are considered to be life-threatening.

An investigation is ongoing.