An incident on Chalar Street in Serra Mesa has left a 77-year-old man with serious injuries after a solo bicycle accident, the San Diego Police Department reports. The event was logged by SDPD Watch Commander Officer Buttle under incident number 00863. The accident happened yesterday afternoon around 3:55 PM.

According to the official SDPD Watch Commander's Log, riding his electric bicycle, the man attempted to make an unsafe turn to the left and collided aggressively with a raised curb. The force of the impact caused him to be ejected from his bicycle. The report specifies that "he was not wearing a helmet and was transported to the hospital with a cervical fracture, abrasions to his hands, feet and a laceration to the top of the head requiring sutures." Fortunately, the injuries, while severe, are stated to be non-life threatening, and DUI was not a suspected factor in the accident.

Traffic Division officers responded to the scene and are now actively investigating the factors leading up to the collision. Details around what may have prompted the unsafe maneuver have not yet been released, nor have they established a complete narrative of the incident. Priority currently rests on piecing together the circumstances that culminated in this injury accident.

The SDPD is asking anyone with information about the accident to step forward. Calling on the community's vigilance, the advice is to contact the Traffic Division handling the case or to reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.