Motorcyclist and passenger seriously injured in Kearny Mesa crash

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A 21-year-old motorcyclist and his 21-year-old passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood, authorities said Friday.

The crash was reported around 5:54 p.m. Thursday and San Diego Police Department officers responded to the 7700 block of Balboa Avenue, where they learned a 29-year-old woman driving a 2018 Mazda CX-3 had entered the intersection of Gerald Griffin Driveway and Balboa Avenue at a green light when the motorcyclist entered the intersection on his 2016 Yamaha YZF-R6 at a red light and crashed into the Mazda, police said.

The motorcyclist suffered a rupture of the aorta and is in serious condition. His passenger was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered a bruised eye and fractured tailbone, police said.

The department’s traffic unit is investigating and anyone with information is asked to call 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.