Cal Fire CZU pulls out a body and the car that went over Devil’s Slide cliff
PACIFICA, Calif. (KION) UPDATE Sept. 29 1:15 PM Cal Fire CZU and Coastside Fire retrieved the car that went over the cliff at Devil's slide two weeks ago. They also recovered the body from the incident. California Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation.
CAL FIRE and Coastside Fire are assisting the CHP in retrieving a vehicle from a Devil’s Slide incident on September 15. Traffic on Highway 1 is not impacted. pic.twitter.com/1JIFzeBmy0
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) September 29, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who died after his car plunged off a winding, cliffside road south of San Francisco and landed on a beach more than 200 feet below.
HAPPENING NOW: A recovery is underway at Devils Slide, just north of Tom Lantos Tunnel. Witnesses say a vehicle went over the side of the cliff, and a vehicle and body have been located a few hundred feet down. pic.twitter.com/CQ5dFwKuMc
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) September 15, 2021
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the San Mateo County coroner’s office identified the driver on Thursday as 73-year-old San Francisco resident Anthony Colonnese Jr. He was the lone person in the vehicle when it went drove off of Highway 1 on Wednesday. He was declared dead at the scene. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The area of steep cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean is known as Devil’s Slide.
