La Mesa

Driver, Passenger Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash Shuts Down Lake Murray Boulevard in La Mesa

A La Mesa car crash hospitalized two people with serious injuries Friday evening and shut down northbound Lake Murray Blvd. between Dallas Street and Jackson Drive for several hours, according to the San Diego Police Department.

A 30-year-old man in a Subaru Impreza was headed north on Lake Murray Boulevard toward Jackson Drive at around 4:30 p.m. when a 49-year-old woman driving south a Ford Mustang veered into northbound traffic and hit the Subaru head-on, Officer Heims said.

The male driver was not injured, but the woman in the Mustang suffered head trauma, a broken arm and internal bleeding while her 19-year-old passenger suffered skull fractures and other injuries. Both of their injuries are considered life-threatening, according to Heims.

DUI may be a factor in the crash, Heims said.

No other details were available. This is a developing story. Keep checking back on this page for new details.

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