A suspected drunken driver who crashed into a woman in Pacific Beach was arrested as she attempted to run away, a San Diego police officer said Monday, Aug. 31.
A sedan being driven by a 24-year-old woman struck a 20-year-old pedestrian on eastbound Garnet Avenue near Morrell Street shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, according to San Diego police officer Dino Delimitros. Delimitros said the victim suffered head trauma and abdominal injuries. The driver ditched her car and ran but was arrested nearby on suspicion of felony DUI and hit and run, Delimitros said. Her name was not immediately released.