PREVIOUSLY: SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Car Over the Side Off Scenic Drive

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Press release from the California Highway Patrol:

On June 21, 2023, at approximately [10:20 a.m.], CHP Humboldt Communications Center received a report of a vehicle off the roadway, and down a steep embankment, on Scenic Dr., north of Baker Ranch Rd. in Trinidad.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene and located a 2023 2003 Toyota Camry approximately 200 feet down a steep embankment.

Two unidentified males were located inside the vehicle. One party was determined by medical personnel on scene to be deceased. The second party was extricated and transported to the hospital with major injuries.

At this time, it is unknown exactly when this crash may have occurred.

The CHP Humboldt Area office is continuing its investigation and asks anyone who may have additional information to contact the California Highway Patrol at 707-822-5981.