Overview
- Officials say a 64-year-old driver rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Prius on South Coast Highway 101 around 6 p.m. Wednesday before veering into Gelato 101.
- A boy inside the shop was struck and trapped under the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado, then freed by first responders and taken to Rady Children’s Hospital with a broken arm and scratches.
- The pickup’s driver, identified by FOX 5 as Edward De La Torre, was hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening and arrested on suspicion of DUI.
- The Prius driver was not injured, and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department says the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
- Authorities are keeping the truck inside the business until a structural engineer assesses the damage, as the crash left the storefront heavily damaged and disrupted the area.