One dead after vehicle goes off Highway 1 cliff at Scott's Creek Beach
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY -- Authorities said a body was recovered from the water off the coast at Scott's Creek Beach Friday afternoon after a vehicle went off Highway 1 and drove off a cliff.
While there were few details available, the Cal Fire CZU Twitter account posted that at around 3:30 p.m., rescue personnel responding to a vehicle over a cliff at Scott's Creek Beach in Santa Cruz County north of Davenport. One person was confirmed in the water.
Multiple agencies responded to the report, authorities said.
At 4:40 p.m., Cal Fire CZU confirmed that a body was recovered from the ocean. Highway 1 was briefly shut down during the incident.
CHP later confirmed a 29-year-old man driving on state Highway 1 died when his car went over a cliff and tumbled into the Pacific Ocean near Davenport.
The 2017 Subaru Outback was northbound on the coastal highway north of Scotts Creek Bridge about 3:25 p.m. when it went over a steep cliff, overturned several times, and came to rest partly submerged in the ocean, the highway patrol said.
The driver, from Dallas, Texas, was removed from the water and pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.
