1 Dead, 2 Injured After Vehicle Plunges Off Cliff in California, Police Say

The car that went over the cliff and onto Pescadero State Beach on Oct. 12.Photo:KPIX

KPIX

One person is dead and two others are injured after a car drove off a cliff onto a central California beach.

The California Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. on Thursday between Highway 1 and Pescadero Creek Road, perCBS News.

The vehicle crossed the highway into a parking lot located above Pescadero State Beach before it went past the edge of the lot and plunged onto the beach, Mark Schaukowitch — an officer for the California Highway Patrol — said.

According to Schaukowitch, “The vehicle appears to have been traveling westbound on Pescadero Creek Road, crossed over at Highway 1 and entered the parking lot at Pescadero State Beach and went over the embankment.”

Pescadero State Beach.Getty

Getty

When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the car, a white Kia, on the beach below.

He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.

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The car landed on its wheels and, because of high tide, it was partially submerged in water on the beach, the outlet reported.

source: people.com