Electric moped driver suspected of DUI hit by vehicle in La Jolla

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- An electric moped driver suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday in La Jolla, authorities said.

The incident occurred around 3:49 p.m. in the 6400 block of Mount Soledad Road, the San Diego Police Department said in a news release.

Authorities say a 57-year-old man driving an electric moped south violated the right of way for the 46-year-old driver in a 2014 Nissan Altima Sedan traveling north at the T-intersection of Soledad Mountain Road and Caminito Blytheville.

The man on the moped was hit by the Nissan Altima, causing him to be taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the Altima was not injured.

SDPD determined the 57-year-old man to be driving under the influence of alcohol.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the listed command handling the investigation or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.