Driver arrested after striking, severely injuring girl in park

Photo by Alexander Nguyen Times of San Diego A -year-old woman who had been drinking drove a BMW sedan into a park then struck and severely injured a -year-old girl on a scooter in the Midway neighborhood on Saturday afternoon The woman drove a BMW i onto a closed park pathway at Laning Road according to the San Diego Police Department The situation happened around p m Saturday In the park the driver struck a steel bench then crashed into the child who was on a scooter The woman then struck a tree an officer disclosed The girl was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries and may not survive Personnel declared that alcohol was a factor in this collision and that the woman was arrested at the scene It was unclear if she suffered any injuries Her blood-alcohol level was not disclosed San Diego Police Traffic Division will handle the analysis Anyone with information about the event was encouraged to call the SDPD s Traffic Division or San Diego Crime Stoppers at -