Man killed in police pursuit when Mercedes-Benz hits wall in Grant Hill

A San Diego Police Department patch on an officer s uniform File Photo courtesy of SDPD A -year-old man who was a client in a Mercedes that crashed into a wall in Grant Hill has died the San Diego Police Department announced Saturday Just after p m Friday police initiated a traffic stop at th St The male driver of the Mercedes-Benz C failed to pull over prompting a pursuit according to SDPD While approaching the intersection of nd and J streets the Mercedes driver attempted to turn right onto J Street and lost control of the bus and collided with a retaining wall at the northeast corner of the intersection SDPD declared Paramedics took the driver and male client to a hospital where the rider was pronounced dead SDPD mentioned The driver also was treated for a fractured femur Police announced driving under the influence was a factor in this collision and SDPD s Traffic Division was analyzing the crash The names of the victim and driver were not without delay circulated