Three dead after car hits nine people in San Diego; driver in custody
15 Mar, 2021 10:21 PM
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A car involved in a deadly accident sits at the scene in San Diego. Photo / AP
A car involved in a deadly accident sits at the scene in San Diego. Photo / AP
AP
By: Julie Watson
A driver lost control and veered onto a sidewalk Monday dotted with homeless tents in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, police said.
The driver — whom authorities identified only as a 71-year-old man — was heading through a tunnel underneath a community college campus when he drove his Volvo station wagon up on the sidewalk shortly after 9am, said San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. The man was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.