E-bike rider is seriously injured in crash
A 24-year-old man riding an electric bicycle suffered an internal head hemorrhage and a fractured skull when he was struck by an SUV on Feb. 25 on La Jolla Village Drive at Genesee Avenue.
The crash occurred when a 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC being driven west on La Jolla Village Drive struck the eastbound e-bike rider as he was attempting to turn left onto Genesee, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Detectives determined that alcohol was not a factor in the collision, police said. The SDPD Traffic Division is investigating the case.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. — City News Service
Police blotter
Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.
Feb. 12
• Tampering with vehicle: 800 block Sapphire Street, 2:45 p.m.
Feb. 13
• Vehicle break-in/theft: 5300 block Calumet Avenue, 2:37 a.m.
Feb. 15
• Felony grand theft: 1000 block Wall Street, noon
Feb. 19
• Residential burglary: 5600 block Desert View Drive, 12:23 a.m.
• Felony vehicle theft: 200 block Bonair Street, 3 p.m.
• Possession of a controlled substance: Gilman Drive at Via Alicante, 9 p.m.
Feb. 20
• Felony vehicle theft: El Paseo Grande at Kennel Way, 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 22
• Felony vandalism: 5100 Soledad Road, midnight
• Felony vehicle theft: 600 block Tourmaline Street, 10 a.m.
Feb. 23
• Felony vehicle theft: Calle Corta at La Jolla Shores Drive, 4 p.m.
— Compiled by La Jolla Light staff writer Ashley Mackin-Solomon from police and other reports ♦
