A motorcycle passenger sustained life-threatening injuries when she was thrown from the bike while the driver was doing wheelies in a Mission Beach parking lot late Thursday, San Diego police said
Shortly after 11 p.m., a 21-year-old man had been riding his Suzuki in a parking lot on the northside of Belmont Park, accelerating and doing wheelies, Officer Jose Perales said in a news release.
As the driver left the parking lot, the front wheel came down and he lost control of the motorcycle, Perales said.
His 20-year-old passenger was thrown. The woman, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered a skull fracture and other injuries. She was taken to a hospital.
Traffic officers are investigating the crash.