Coroner IDs Motorist Found Dead After 160-Foot Plummet Off Portola Valley Cliff

A man who was found dead Thursday inside a vehicle that went down an embankment in Portola Valley has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office.

Jeffrey Adan, 47, of Woodside was found inside a red Jeep Cherokee at the bottom of an embankment off Skyline Boulevard near Old La Honda Road at around 11 a.m.

A resident nearby told CHP officers that when she noticed skid marks on Skyline Road, she then looked down at the edge of the cliff and saw the car down the embankment, according to CHP officials. Officers found the Jeep 160 feet down the cliff.

Adan was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said. It appears he was headed north on Skyline sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning when he lost control of the car, veered across the road and crashed down the embankment.

CHP officials believe Adan had likely been dead for more than 24 hours before he was found.

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--Bay City News