Vehicle Recovered After Crashing 1,000 Feet Down Cliff
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 4.11.23 | 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Highway 18 Just Below Crestline Bridge
CITY: Crestline
DETAILS:
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After over a year and a half, CHP – Arrowhead was able to request Desert Valley Towing to come out to highway 18 today.
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Desert valley towing spent the entire day working to recover the white vehicle that has rested 1000 ft. Down the cliff in the bonnie canyon area.
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Their workers hiked by foot all the way to the vehicle to attach cables to the vehicle and began pulling the vehicle up the cliff. After a days worth of work, Desert Valley Towing successfully pulled the vehicle to the road and took the vehicle away.
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Sadly, this vehicle drove off highway 18 over two summers ago resulting in a tragic death. The body of the deceased was hoisted from the cliff the day of the incident but the vehicle remained.
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For over a year and a half drivers reported the vehicle as a possible new incident multiple times per week and month.
- This vehicle had originally been reported as (Non-retrievable) due to the dangerous terrain and distance, and it was reported that the vehicle would remain there forever.
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