Alcohol, Speed Possibly To Blame In Mt. Tam Wreck: Officials

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Alcohol and an "incredibly high rate of speed" are being cited as likely factors behind the deadly plunge Saturday of a car off of a roadway and down a cliff in Mt. Tamalpais State Park, a park ranger said.

A Mill Valley man in his 50s died after the car he was driving went off West Ridgecrest Boulevard and down the cliff, said Sgt. Alexis Jones, a supervising ranger at the state park. She said a witness saw the car go off the cliff about 10:12 a.m. Saturday; the car landed between 300 and 400 feet down from the roadway.

The driver was the only person in the car, Jones said, and no other vehicles were involved.

A Sonoma County sheriff's helicopter crew, along with local fire crews, staged a rescue operation.

The victim was airlifted to the roadway and pronounced dead.

The driver's name was not released Saturday night.

"It sounds like the guy was going really fast and swerving all over the road," said Jones, who wouldn't elaborate on why alcohol is believed to be a factor in the accident.

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--Bay City news