Pacific Beach, California – A woman lost her life and three others were injured after a sports car ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle Wednesday night in Pacific Beach, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The collision occurred around 9:55 p.m., when a 21-year-old man driving a 2013 Corvette southbound on the 4500 block of Mission Bay Drive, with a female passenger on board, allegedly failed to stop at a red light.
At that moment, a Jeep carrying a driver and a passenger was turning onto Grand Avenue when it was struck by the Corvette.
Police confirmed the female passenger in the Corvette died at the scene. Her identity has not yet been released.
The Corvette driver sustained multiple fractures to his left leg, knee, and ankle. The Jeep driver reported pain, while her passenger suffered a fractured right leg and femur.
Investigators believe alcohol may have contributed to the crash.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact San Diego Police or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
Source: Times of San Diego
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