Person killed when car drove off of cliff in Santa Cruz was a student, authorities say
Aug 15, 2026
Authorities said the person killed when a car drove off of a cliff in Santa Cruz on Thursday was a UC Santa Cruz student.
investigators say two people were in the car on West Cliff Drive, when, for some reason, the car left the road and fell down the cliff and into the water.
One person was ab
le to get out of the car on their own.
Rescue swimmers pulled the other person out of the submerged car, but they died at the hospital.
Authorities have only identified the person as a UC Santa Cruz student but have not provided a name or age.
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