84-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Kearny Mesa Car Accident on 4400 Mercury Street

Woman Injured in Crash on Mercury Street in San Diego

San Diego, California: An 84-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a multi-vehicle collision that happened Saturday afternoon in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa area.

According to the San Diego Police Department, the accident was reported around 1:53 p.m. in the 4400 block of Mercury Street at Balboa Avenue.

Authorities said the woman was driving a 2012 Honda Fit northbound in the right lane of Mercury Street, and a 31-year-old man was stopped in his car at the intersection with Balboa Avenue.

The woman failed to stop and slammed into the man’s vehicle, sending it forward into two other cars.

The 84-year-old woman was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, abrasions, skin tears to both hands, and lacerations from the seat belt. Her injuries were considered non-life-threatening.

Passengers from the other vehicles complained of pain.

Police said alcohol was not considered a contributing factor.