Crime & Safety

Man Lying In Street Near Imperial Beach Hit By Truck

The incident was reported Sunday around 4:40 a.m. on L Street.

A man lying on a Chula Vista roadway was struck by a pickup truck early today and suffered serious injuries, a police official said.

The driver of the truck was headed east on L Street between First and Second Avenues at about 4:40 a.m. when he struck the man who was lying in the street for unknown reasons, according to Chula Vista police Lt. Buddy Magor.

The injured man was taken to a hospital to be treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries, Magor said.

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The Chula Vista Police Department's Traffic Unit was investigating, Magor said. --City News Service


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