News

Actions

85-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in Torrey Preserve bike lane

Generic: Day Police Lights
Posted at 4:13 PM, Feb 04, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-04 19:13:43-05

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An 85-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday when he was hit by a bicyclist while standing in a bike lane in the Torrey Preserve neighborhood, police said.

The man was in the southbound bike lane in the 13000 block of North Torrey Pines Road at 9:47 a.m. Saturday when a 63-year-old man riding his bicycle struck him, said Officer Sarah Foster of the San Diego Police Department.

"The pedestrian sustained a fractured skull and a brain bleed," Foster said. "The injuries are considered life threatening. The bicyclist sustained a laceration above his left eye."

SDPD Traffic Division officers responded and were investigating the incident, the officer said.

Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc.