Overview
- Police say a 21-year-old woman drove a 2018 BMW 335i onto a closed pathway near Liberty Station around 4:30–4:40 p.m. Saturday.
- The car struck a steel bench, hit the child as she rode a scooter, then collided with a tree, according to investigators.
- The girl was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries.
- Officers arrested the driver at the scene and reported that alcohol was a factor in the crash.
- Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the SDPD Traffic Division or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.