Skateboarder Seriously Injured in Hit-an-Run by Suspected Drunk Driver in Fox Canyon

A skateboarder was seriously injured in the Fox Canyon neighborhood when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver who was later arrested on suspicion of DUI, the San Diego Police Department reported Friday.

The crash occurred at 11:52 p.m. Thursday when a 2009 Honda Accord moving at a high rate of speed southbound at 3600 Euclid Avenue struck the skateboarder and drove away from the scene, said Sgt. Clinton Leisz.

The vehicle was then involved in another collision at 2500 46th Street before leaving that scene, Leisz said.

A 20-year-old woman was arrested three hours later after the suspect vehicle was disabled at Fairmount Avenue and Interstate 8, the sergeant said.

The skateboarder sustained serious head and torso trauma and the injuries were considered to be life-threatening, Leisz said. The suspect was not injured.

SDPD Traffic Division officers responded to the scene and were handling the investigation.

City News Service contributed to this article.