A 70-year-old woman suffered a brain bleed Saturday after a driver turning left struck her while she crossed 44th Street in a marked crosswalk on Landis Street in Fairmount Village, according to the San Diego Police Department. She was transported to a local hospital, and while her injuries were serious, they reportedly do not appear to be life-threatening.
According to FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News, police say a 36-year-old man was driving a Chrysler 300 westbound on Landis Street when he stopped at the stop sign there before turning left onto 44th Street. The Chrysler allegedly struck the woman as she crossed in the crosswalk, per SDPD. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the collision, and anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
The crash happened in Fairmount Village, a City Heights neighborhood with mixed single-family and multifamily development, according to the City of San Diego. Under California Vehicle Code Section 21950, motorists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks and are required to reduce speed and exercise due care, according to Justia Law. Separately, Vehicle Code Sections 22450 and 21802 address stopping at stop signs and yielding to vehicles before turning, per Justia.
A Familiar Pattern Along Mid-City Streets
A Familiar Pattern Along Mid-City Streets
City Heights in particular carries a disproportionate share of that burden. Hoodline has reported a tenfold disparity between lower- and higher-income areas, while density is associated with a separate twentyfold disparity. Countywide, preliminary traffic safety data compiled by SANDAG showed 96 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists killed in traffic crashes across San Diego County in 2025, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Infrastructure Fixes Underway, But Fatalities Still Climbing
City crews are already working nearby. Construction is underway on the Central Avenue Complete Streets project, a multi-modal safety initiative extending south from Adams Avenue to Landis Street that adds enhanced crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic signal upgrades, according to Hoodline's earlier coverage. The state has also implemented California Assembly Bill 413, the so-called Daylighting Law, which bars vehicles from stopping, standing, or parking within 20 feet of the approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk to improve sightlines between drivers and pedestrians, per the City of San Mateo.
Even so, San Diego has continued to face traffic-safety challenges, with non-motorist traffic deaths in the city rising from 25 in 2014 to 37 in 2023, according to the Hulburt Law Firm. The collision remains under investigation by the San Diego Police Department.
