FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Colin Parent, Executive Director and General Counsel
(619) 567-6856 | [email protected]
Press Release: Bicyclist Struck in Hit and Run in Pacific Beach
SAN DIEGO (April 22, 2021) — A 39-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured when she was struck by a driver in a hit and run in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of the City of San Diego. According to the San Diego Police Department’s Watch Commander’s Log, at around 10:00 p.m. on April 19, the bicyclist was riding south on Ingraham Street when she was struck from behind. She suffered life-threatening head trauma including an orbital roof fracture and a brain bleed. The vehicle then fled the scene.
“No one should fear for their lives while bicycling in San Diego,” said Colin Parent, Executive Director and General Counsel for Circulate San Diego. “We must do more to encourage drivers to see traffic crashes as preventable and to choose to drive safely.”
Anyone with information regarding this felony hit and run is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. The vehicle is believed to be a dark in color 4-door SUV with front end damage.
Circulate San Diego currently leads Crash Not Accident and Vision Zero campaigns, which are both efforts to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on San Diego streets.
In partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety, Crash Not Accident educates San Diegans about our role in preventing traffic deaths and serious injuries by acknowledging that crashes are not merely “accidents,” but are the result of human error and systemic decisions. For more information, visit www.circulatesd.org/crashnotaccident.
Vision Zero is an international movement to end traffic deaths and serious injuries through careful driving, safe street design, and other safety principles. The City of San Diego committed to Vision Zero and ending all traffic fatalities within 10 years, beginning in 2015. For more information, visit www.circulatesd.org/visionzero.
Traffic crashes are preventable. We can all do more to save lives so that San Diegans can walk, bike, roll, or drive without risking life or limb.
About Circulate San Diego
Circulate San Diego is a regional nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to move, work, learn and play. We lead a coalition of more than 25 local organizations to support Vision Zero throughout the San Diego region. For more information, visit www.circulatesd.org.
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