Man Teaching Teen To Drive Dies When Car Plunges Over Barrier

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A man teaching a teenage relative how to drive in a grocery story parking lot died when the car plunged over the barrier Monday.

The crash was reported late Monday afternoon on Coast Highway between Wesley and Montage Resort drives, the Laguna Beach Police Department said.

A preliminary investigation found that the teen driver with a permit traveled from the upper parking lot of Gelson's Market, breached a fence barrier, and continued down an embankment before coming to rest on the highway.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to a local hospital, authorities said.

No further information was immediately available.