A man behind the wheel of a suspected stolen Tesla drove onto the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego and struck a woman before he hopped out and was chased by bystanders Monday afternoon.
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he → suspect → bystanders
The 25-year-old woman was struck by the electric vehicle around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Thomas and Reed avenues and was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
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woman → strike → Department
Around 12:20 p.m., San Diego Police Department officers responded to a report of a stolen Tesla that its owner was tracking.
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owner → respond → that
About 10 minutes later, officers located the Tesla driving south on Mission Boulevard.
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officers → locate → Boulevard
Officers attempted to stop the driver, but he did not stop and the chase began, police said.
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police → attempt → driver
During the pursuit, the driver struck a San Diego Gas and Electric transformer and continued toward the Pacific Beach boardwalk, SDPD said.
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SDPD → strike → boardwalk
“Due to the increasing risk to public safety, a field supervisor terminated the pursuit,” it said.
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it → increase → pursuit
The stolen Tesla then traveled onto the boardwalk northbound from Pacific Beach Drive, driving fast near pedestrians.
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Tesla → steal → pedestrians
“I just heard some sounds down there, commotion like something hit something, and obviously he hit a gal over here.
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he → hear → gal
And so that was the sound that I heard,” witness Miguel Valle said.
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Valle → hear → that
“Then a moment later I see a navy blue Tesla flying by me at least 50 mph, trying to get away from the pursuit.”
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Tesla → see → pursuit
Another woman was walking on the boardwalk but jumped out of the way right as the driver sped by, surveillance video shows.
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video → walk → way
She was evaluated by emergency responders, SDFD said.
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SDFD → evaluate → responders
“A lot of people dove out of the way very quickly, and it really could have been so much worse,” SDFD spokesperson Candace Hadley said.
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Hadley → dive → way
Having someone drive through this area is incredibly frightening,” Hadley added.
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Hadley → have → area
Multiple people witnessed the car driving onto the boardwalk.
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car → witness → boardwalk
One beachgoer from Santee described walking on the boardwalk when the car came rushing by him.
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car → describe → him
“I was in the middle of the path and I launched myself off my bike,” Alex Srour said.
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Srour → launch → bike
The man driving the Tesla stopped the vehicle in front of the Baja Beach Cafe, and Srour ran after him, recording the chase on his Meta sunglasses, which have a built-in camera.
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which → drive → camera
His video shows a couple of other people chasing after the man as he runs into a nearby parking lot and falls to the ground.
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he → show → ground
Srour appears to pin him to the ground, and a verbal exchange ensues.
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exchange → appear → ground
In the video, Srour yells at the man to get on the ground, and the man appears to plead with Srour.
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man → yell → Srour
Srour, along with other pedestrians, detained the man until officers arrived and took him into custody, SDPD said.
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SDPD → detain → custody
SDPD is conducting a felony hit-and-run investigation into the incident.
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SDPD → conduct → incident
The driver was suspected of being under the influence, police said.
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police → suspect → influence
Lifeguards initially responded to the incident, quickly followed by SDFD and SDPD.
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Lifeguards → respond → SDFD
A woman who jumped out of the way is all right, the fire department said.
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department → jump → way
Police blocked off the area of Thomas Avenue and Mission Boulevard near Open Bar for several hours following the incident.
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Police → block → incident
By 4 p.m., the boardwalk had reopened.
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boardwalk → reopen → p.m.
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