3 Die When Car Hits 9 People in San Diego; Driver in Custody

3 Die When Car Hits 9 People in San Diego; Driver in Custody
A car involved in a deadly accident sits at the scene, in San Diego, on March 15, 2021. Gregory Bull/AP Photo
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SAN DIEGO—A driver plowed through a crowd on a sidewalk under an overpass with homeless tents on a rainy Monday morning in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, including two who are hospitalized in critical condition, police said.

The driver—whom authorities identified only as a 71-year-old man—appeared to lose control of his Volvo station wagon shortly after 9 a.m. near a community college, said San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.