Tourists at Trinidad Vacation Rental Reportedly Forget to Put Car in Park, Roll Backwards 100 Feet Down the Bluff
A crashed van and a beautiful view. | Photo provided by a reader
An occupied minivan vehicle took an unexpected detour off the Van Wycke Street lookout in Trinidad this afternoon after the driver reportedly failed to put the van in park.
A local reporter who spoke to officers on scene said that the vehicle was occupied by tourists stopped in the driveway of a nearby vacation rental overlooking Launch Beach when the incident occurred.
According to the CHP Incident report, a 100 to 150-foot cable was needed to pull the car back up onto the street. A deputy at the scene told the reporter that the only injury was a bumped knee.
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[8] [Appended, 15:37:03] [1] VEH WENT OVER THE CLIFF
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[1] VEH WENT OVER THE CLIFF
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[3] POSS VAN WICK RD
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[6] 1039 TO CF
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[12] 1039 HSO
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[11] PER ONE RP VEH WAS OCCUPIED
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[15] PER FIRE WILL NEEED 100-150FT WENCH TO GET IT BK UP ON THE RDWY / FIRE REDUCED 1141 C2 BUT HAD THEM CONT / UNK EXT OF INJS
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