Child Thrown from Vehicle in Otay Mesa Crash

A four-year-old boy is recovering after he was thrown from an SUV during a crash, police said.

The incident happened just before 8 p.m. Friday at Del Sur Boulevard and Agosto Street in Otay Mesa.

Police said the driver lost control and swerved onto the other side of the road, where the car crashed into a pickup truck, a trailer and an SUV, all parked on the street.

The impact of the accident spun the car 180 degrees and crushed the car.

A woman inside her home heard the crash as it happened and ran outside to find the boy crying, she said. She ran across the street to help.

San Diego Police arrested the driver after a field sobriety test, they said.

The boy has minor injuries.

A witness said she also saw a young girl in the car but she did not appear to be hurt, the witness said.

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