SD Police: Man killed when Mercedes-Benz C230 hits wall in Grant Hill

A San Diego Police Department patch on an officer s uniform File Photo courtesy of SDPD A -year-old man who was a visitor in a van that crashed into a wall in the Grant Hill neighborhood has died the San Diego Police Department reported Saturday Just after p m Friday police initiated a traffic stop at th St The male driver of the Mercedes-Benz C failed to pull over prompting a pursuit according to SDPD While approaching the intersection of nd and J streets the Mercedes driver attempted to turn right onto J Street and lost control of the truck and collided with a retaining wall at the northeast corner of the intersection SDPD stated Paramedics took the driver and male visitor to a hospital where the traveler was pronounced dead SDPD announced The driver also was treated for a fractured femur Police explained driving under the influence was a factor in this collision and SDPD s Traffic Division was reviewing the crash The names of the victim and driver were not forthwith distributed City News Utility