Crime & Safety

UPDATE on Today's Hwy 1 Cliff Fatality Near Jenner

Driver found dead behind wheel of Tesla at bottom of cliff.

A male driver died after crashing off of state Highway 1 north of Jenner in Sonoma County this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at about 8:20 a.m., when a passerby observed a car that had gone off of the highway and went about 300 feet down a cliff, CHP officials said.

[Previous: Fatal Crash Reported This Morning Off Hwy 1 Cliff.]

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Emergency responders found a 2014 Tesla at the bottom of the cliff with a male dead behind the wheel, according to the CHP.

The crash remains under investigation by the CHP and no other information was immediately available this afternoon.

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