LA JOLLA
San Diego police officers repeatedly punched a man in the face, head and leg after tackling him to the ground Wednesday morning in La Jolla, according to a witness who recorded the incident and posted it on Instagram.
Nicole Bansal said it happened around 9 a.m. at La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines Road. She recognized the man being pummeled by officers as someone she believes to be homeless who frequents the area.
“It’s so excessive and unnecessary,” Bansal said Wednesday afternoon of what she witnessed and recorded on her cellphone.
San Diego Police Department spokesman Lt. Shawn Takeuchi wrote in a statement late Wednesday that the incident began over the 34-year-old man ignoring officers who contacted him about urinating in public. He said department officials are aware of the cellphone video and the internal affairs unit is investigating the incident, including reviewing body-worn camera footage.
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The city of San Diego has agreed to a La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board recommendation to replace signs at various intersections along Hillside Drive in La Jolla prohibiting trucks over 5 tons and 26 feet from front to rear axle to prevent them from getting stuck.
In one of several updates the traffic board heard at its April 21 meeting, La Jolla Community Planning Association President Diane Kane said city traffic engineer Gary Pence told her the city will install the signs after her meeting with him to explain “what types of signs would be helpful and where they should go.”
Kane had requested in February that T&T recommend new signage, citing several instances of large trucks becoming stuck as they turned from Torrey Pines Road onto Hillside Drive or from Hillside to Torrey Pines.