6 Oct 2026, Tue

Fleeing Car Plunges Off A Cliff Onto A California Beach

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Residents of Carlsbad, California were stunned to find a mangled car on a beach after it tumbled down a cliff following a police chase. Miraculously, the driver survived with serious injuries, and intoxication is not believed to have played a role in the bizarre incident.

Surviving a plunge off a cliff is remarkable given the violence of such a fall. The strange crash served as a dramatic reminder of how a decision to flee police can end in catastrophe, even when the driver somehow lives to tell about it.

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