Crime & Safety
CHP Investigating Fatality This Evening On Hwy 17
A person was found dead in a vehicle on an off-ramp near Santa Cruz. Few details available.

The California Highway Patrol is responding to a fatality on state Highway 17 north of Santa Cruz this evening.
Officers responded to an incident on northbound Highway 17 at the Pasatiempo off-ramp around 6:30 p.m., CHP officials said.
Investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death, according to the CHP.
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One person was alone in a car and was determined to be dead at the scene, CHP officials said.
No further details were immediately available.
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