A 21-year-old man who was fatally struck by a San Diego police vehicle in Linda Vista on Wednesday is believed to have purposefully stepped into the vehicle’s path, San Diego police said.
The crash was reported after the officer driving west on Linda Vista Road near Goshen Street felt an impact to his vehicle around 1:30 a.m., said Lt. Cesar Jimenez in a news release. The officer then turned the vehicle around and saw a pedestrian lying in the roadway.
Firefighters were called and took the man to a hospital, where he died. He was a student at the nearby University of San Diego, school officials said.
“Based on the evidence collected and witness statements obtained during the investigation, the death is believed to be a suicide,” Jimenez said.
No other details were immediately available.