68-year-old dies in crash down embankment onto beach picnic area, California cops say
A 68-year-old woman died after crashing down an embankment onto Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California Highway Patrol officers told news outlets.
The Watsonville woman’s 2018 Toyota RAV4 left the road at 8:23 a.m. Saturday, April 1, and crashed down onto a picnic area on the beach, officers told The Mercury News.
She was taken to a hospital with major injuries, where she later died, officers told KSBW.
Officers are investigating the cause of the accident, KION reported.
Aptos is a city of 6,200 people next to Santa Cruz, about 80 miles south of San Francisco.
This story was originally published April 2, 2023 at 7:40 AM with the headline "68-year-old dies in crash down embankment onto beach picnic area, California cops say."