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ESCONDIDO – A man was killed Friday morning when he crashed his SUV into a tree near an Escondido intersection, police said. The crash, involving a Lexus SUV, happened shortly before 6:50 a.m. near the intersection of Country Club Lane and North Broadway, Escondido Police Lt. Bode Berreth said. The man, whose name and age

POTRERO – A 71-year-old man was killed when he was run over by his own Smart Car after he unhitched it from a motorhome at a campground in the far southern reaches of San Diego County, authorities said Friday. The accident happened around 5 PM Thursday at Potrero County Park, northeast of Tecate, CHP said.

He deals with all serious injuries, even shark bites. A personal injury attorney from Georgia was bitten by a shark while swimming in the Wilmington River on Sunday, leaving him with 23 stitches on his upper right arm and chest, according to a report. “It scared me, but I feel really lucky,” Gene Brooks told

A San Diego – based sailor died earlier this month in a fiery car crash about 60 miles east of his duty station, according to police. Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Monterro J. “Terro” Friend, 34, was driving west on Interstate 8 in southeastern San Diego County near Campo at about 3:30 a.m. on June

SAN DIEGO – A 44-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured in Mission Valley today, police said. The unidentified man was walking in a crosswalk at about 5 AM on 2300 Camino Del Rio North when a 57-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer traveling northbound on Qualcomm Way turned eastbound and the

LAKESIDE – A motorcycle crash shut down traffic lanes in a suburban area in Lakeside Saturday, the California Highway Patrol said. A motorcycle and at least one other vehicle crashed near River Valley High School along Marilla Drive in Lakeside at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said the motorcyclist suffered a broken foot, road rash

SAN DIEGO – Pacific Beach residents were seen running for their lives as a pickup truck slammed into several parked vehicles early Thursday. Witness video captured the incident, showing a pickup truck revving its engine, screeching its tires, and slamming into vehicles. Witnesses said at least nine vehicles were damaged. Another video showed neighbors holding

Temecula – A 20-year-old Riverside woman was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday with injuries she suffered in a freeway crash in Northern San Diego County. A Temecula resident was riding in a Mitsubishi Lancer that swerved out of control on state Route 78 in Vista shortly before 9 PM Wednesday, according to CHP. The westbound

RAMONA – One person was injured when a vehicle fire spread to nearby brush in Ramona Wednesday night. Just after 10 PM, a vehicle hit a pole, causing a transformer and the vehicle to catch fire, according to CHP. Cal Fire crews were called out to the scene and extinguished the blaze, according to a

A motorcyclist died in Florida after he was struck by lightning and crashed on a major highway, authorities said. The 45-year-old man was riding his motorcycle southbound on Interstate 95 in east-central Florida on Sunday afternoon when a lightning strike hit his helmet, causing him to veer off the roadway and crash. He didn’t survive,