Crime & Safety
Body Found In Ocean After Highway 1 Crash: CHP
A Santa Cruz woman tumbled to her death Monday morning following a two-car crash.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A woman either fatally fell or jumped off a cliff after a two-vehicle collision on State Route 1 Monday morning, California Highway Patrol announced.
At 9 a.m., a Toyota Tundra was traveling north on State Route 1 south of upper Swanton Road when it was struck by a Honda Accord.
The driver, a 40-year-old Santa Cruz woman, exited her vehicle in the shoulder of the road, crossed the highway and walked towards the cliff.
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A Coast Guard helicopter later recovered woman's body.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office and CHP will investigate the incident. Police said alcohol and drugs have not been ruled out as a cause of the death.
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— By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation
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