Woman, 22, and two children ages 2 and 4, suffer minor injuries after being struck by car while jaywalking on Jamacha Road in San Diego County, California
Modified Date:
Thu, 05/07/2015 - 1:05pmAccident Date:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014Police: Intoxicated woman endangered children when she took them for a walk.
A babysitter who was allegedly drunk when an SUV hit her and two young girls on an El Cajon street may face criminal prosecution over the late-night accident, a police official said Thursday.
Police: Children, intoxicated babysitter hit by car.
A woman believed to have been drinking and two children in her care were hospitalized late Wednesday after being hit by a car while jaywalking in El Cajon.
A woman believed to have been drinking and two children in her care were hospitalized late Wednesday after being hit by a car while jaywalking in El Cajon.
The accident was reported just before 11 p.m. on Jamacha Road at Lexington Avenue, a El Cajon police Lt. said.
The 22-year-old woman from El Cajon said she was the godmother to the girls, ages 2 and 4-years-old, police said. All three suffered minor injuries.
The 59-year-old man who was driving the SUV that struck the trio stopped. He was not injured and not cited, police said.
Investigators are preparing a case for the District Attorney recommending felony child endangerment charges be filed against the woman, the lieutenant said.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Roadway:
Jamacha Road at Lexington AvenueCity:
El Cajon, CACounty:
San Diego County, CAArea:
San Diego, CA
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