SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A woman was killed Friday afternoon after a driver crashed into a bus stop in San Diego’s Southcrest neighborhood and fled the scene, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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The crash happened around 1:49 p.m. in the 3500 block of National Avenue. Police said a 44-year-old woman driving an Infiniti G35 eastbound on National Avenue drifted across the westbound lane and onto the north sidewalk.
Investigators say the vehicle then slammed into a partially enclosed bus bench, striking a 27-year-old woman who was sitting inside at the time.
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The victim suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene, police said. Her identity has not yet been released.
Authorities say the driver fled following the collision but was later located nearby and arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run…