Motorcycle rider severely injured in Kearny Mesa crash

 A 68-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured Sunday after colliding with an automobile in San Diego.

The collision happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when a 26-year-old woman driving a white Ford Mustang collided into the man on a black Honda motorcycle near the 4100 block of Kearny Mesa Road, according to the San Diego Police Department.

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Police said the woman was preparing to turn into a Target parking lot when the side-impact collision happened.

The man was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, including a collapsed lung and lacerated liver, requiring immediate surgery.

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Police do not suspect drugs or alcohol to be factors.

Anyone with information regarding the collision was asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.