A 33-year-old man was arrested for alleged DUI and hit-and-run after his vehicle struck and injured a 65-year-old woman who was entering the UTC Mall from the parking structure, police said Monday.
The suspect was driving a Honda Civic westbound in the drive aisle of the mall on La Jolla Village Drive at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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Police said the vehicle struck the woman on her right side, causing her to go up and onto the car before coming to rest on the ground.
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The vehicle fled the scene, but was located a short time later and the man was subsequently arrested for DUI, police said. The woman was rushed to a hospital with a broken right leg and other injuries.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
