Crash That Killed Hart Family May Have Been Intentional: Police

MENDOCINO, CA - The crash that killed a Washington family last week along the Pacific Coast Highway in California may have been intentional, according to local police. Data pulled from Jennifer and Sarah Hart's SUV show the car was stopped before it suddenly accelerated, plunging more than 100 feet down a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean.

The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office reported the findings Sunday night. The revelation comes after reports that the family of eight may have had domestic trouble. State Child Protective Services was looking into an allegation that the children would go door-to-door in their Woodland neighborhood asking for food.

Jennifer and Sarah Hart adopted all six of their children. One of the children, Devonte Hart, was photographed hugging a Portland, Ore., police officer in 2014 during protests over the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

Image courtesy Mendocino County Sheriff's Office