This image from video provided by San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows a Tesla vehicle that plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, near an area known as Devil's Slide, leaving four people in critical condition, a fire official said. The vehicle fell about 250 feet (76.20 meters (250.00 feets)) from the highway, the fire official said. Motorists were told to expect delays as rescuers worked. Helicopters were expected to transport four people to hospitals. SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFFS/ACCUWEATHER
Four people, including two children, are lucky to be alive after their Tesla plunged off a Northern California cliff in an area known as Devil’s Slide along the Pacific Coast Highway Monday morning. Officials said the stretch of roadway is notorious for fatal crashes.
The four-door Tesla sedan plummeted more than 250 feet from the highway, crashing into the rocky shoreline below. Damage to the vehicle indicates that it likely flipped multiple times before landing on its wheels, wedged between the cliff and the shoreline, Brian Pottenger, a battalion chief for Coastside Fire Protection District/Cal Fire, .
