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NORTH COAST, Calif. – A solo-vehicle wreck on the Mendocino Coast on Monday claimed the lives of five people.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash victims were two women from West Linn, Ore., and three children, two boys and a girl. None of the victims were identified, and the children’s cities of residence were not reported.
The CHP said the wreck occurred on Highway 1 south of Juan Creek, near Westport.
“We don’t know what time the collision occurred,” said Officer Olegario Marin of the CHP’s Ukiah Area office.
The CHP said the female driver drove the 2003 GMC SUV into a large dirt turnout on the west side of the highway and, for unknown reasons, allowed it to continue in a westerly direction off a large cliff.
The SUV went down the cliff and overturned, landing on its roof on a large rock in the ocean, and came to rest facing in a southerly direction, according to the CHP report. The vehicle appeared to be just out of the water.
The CHP said the children were found outside of the vehicle while the two adults were still inside. The children were not using safety equipment, but the adults were wearing their seat belts.
All of the victims died at the scene, the CHP said.
As of its Tuesday report, the CHP said neither drugs nor alcohol are considered to be factors in the crash.
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