Two women killed in separate La Presa and Ramona crashes

A 50-year-old woman was fatally injured over the weekend in a head-on crash in a neighborhood near Sweetwater Reservoir, authorities reported Monday.

The victim was riding westbound in a 2021 Nissan Rogue that was struck by an eastbound 2010 Toyota Camry that crossed over a concrete median into oncoming traffic on Jamacha Road near Darby Street in La Presa shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Paramedics took the victim to a trauma center, where she was pronounced dead. Her name was withheld pending family notification.

The drivers of the two vehicles were taken to hospitals along with two other people, including a child, who had been riding in the Toyota, CHP public-affairs Officer Jasmine Lopez said. The three adults were treated for serious injuries, and the juvenile was admitted for a precautionary evaluation.

The cause of the accident remained under investigation Monday, though intoxication was believed to have been a factor in the crash, Lopez said.

A 76-year-old woman was also killed over the weekend when a car struck the three-wheeled mobility scooter she was riding on a dimly lit thoroughfare in Ramona several hours before dawn.

A 2014 Toyota Camry hit the scooter from behind at about 4:55 a.m. Sunday as the vehicles were heading north on state Route 67, near Julian Street, according to the CHP.

The impact sent the rider of the three-wheeler tumbling onto the roadway. The woman, whose name was withheld pending family notification, died at the scene of the accident, Lopez said.

Intoxication was not a causative factor in the crash, Lopez said.

City News Service contributed to this article.