CARLSBAD, Calif. — On Feb. 14, 2019 at 8:36 p.m., Officers from the Carlsbad Police Department responded to the 7000 block of El Camino Real regardinga report of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian. Upon arrival, Officers located one male lying in the roadway with serious injuries. The injured pedestrian was transported by the Carlsbad Fire Department to a local area hospital.
The preliminary investigation suggests that the pedestrian was standing in the northbound traffic lanes of El Camino Real when the driver of a Nissan Versa, who was travelling northboundon El Camino Real, struck the pedestrian. The driver of the Versa remained at the scene. Alcohol intoxication is not suspected to be involved in the collision. The investigation into the cause of the collision is underway.
The pedestrian has been identified as a 36 year-old male.
The driver of the vehicle has also been identified as a 50 year-old male.
The northbound and southbound traffic lanes of El Camino Real between Alga Road and Arenal Road were closed during the investigation.
For more information
Lieutenant Jeffery Smith, 760-931-2115 or Jeffery.Smith@carlsbadca.gov
