San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

Motorcycle rider injured in collision with Uber delivery driver in Mission Beach

According to an SDPD press release, the man was riding an electric motorcycle and hit the rear of a Chevy SUV. Police say the SUV driver left the scene to complete an Uber delivery, then returned afterward.

Close-up image of San Diego Fire and Rescue truck from and unknown date and time.
Monica Garske

Close-up image of San Diego Fire and Rescue truck from and unknown date and time.

The rider "probably will remain the hospital for a while," a San Diego Police Department official said.

A 35-year-old motorcycle rider Saturday was taken to a La Jolla hospital with an open pelvic fracture and a leg injury after he was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the Mission Beach neighborhood.

Just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel were called to the 3700 block of Mission Boulevard in response to motorcycle-versus- vehicle collision, according to the department.

According to an SDPD press release, the man was riding an electric motorcycle and hit the rear of a Chevy SUV. He was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the SDPD, the SUV driver left the scene to complete an Uber delivery, then returned afterward.

Police said alcohol was not a factor in the collision. The Traffic Division is investigating.

Anyone with information on the collision was encouraged to call 858- 495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477

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