WOMAN HIT CROSSING STREET IN SANTEE, SERIOUSLY INJURED

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East County News Service

January 24, 2017 (Santee) – A woman pedestrian around 50 years old was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday, January 20th around 5:35 p.m. while crossing Magnolia Avenue in front of the 7-11 store on Woodside Avenue.

According to Sergeant Mike McNeill with the Sheriff’s department, the woman was outside the marked crosswalk when she was struck by a silver Ford Fusion driven by a 79-year-old driver.  The victim sustained major injuries to her head and upper body.

She was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital.  Traffic investigators from the Sheriff’s Santee station are conducting the investigation.


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