SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A five-year-old child is fighting for her life in the hospital after being hit by a car that drove onto a path. A 21-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.

Police are investigating after a 21-year-old woman drove onto a closed path in the area of 2500 Laning Road in San Diego's Midway neighborhood at 4:39 p.m. Saturday and hit a steel bench, then hit a 5-year-old girl on a scooter and a tree, San Diego Police report.

The child was taken to the hospital with life-threatening head injuries, according to police.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested at the scene, and police report alcohol is believed to be a factor.

The collision is under investigation by the San Diego Police Traffic Division.

Anyone with more information is asked to call San Diego Police or Crime

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