A woman out walking in Mira Mesa on Thursday was horribly injured by a trash truck that went up on the sidewalk.
It’s not clear why the 34-year-old man behind the wheel of the truck left the driveway of a shopping plaza in the 10600 block of Camino Ruiz. When he did and went up on the sidewalk, the vehicle struck the 66-year-old victim, knocking her to the ground and driving over her torso.
The woman was rushed to the hospital, according to San Diego police, who said she was treated for a lacerated liver, fractured vertebrae, eight broken ribs and “an avulsion to her right triceps,” which is when the muscle is separated from the bone…