A driver lost control of their vehicle and flew 50 feet down a ravine in San Diego on Wednesday, February 22, after reportedly hitting a pothole in the road.
According to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), the crash occurred a little bit after 10:45 a.m. at 54th Street and Montezuma Road. SDPD officers and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) successfully rescued the driver and expect them to make a full recovery from their injuries.
Authorities believe that hitting the pothole caused the driver to lose control of their vehicle and veer off the road into the ravine. NBC San Diego spoke with Armand Cantarini, a resident of the area for about 42 years about what he heard.
“I heard all the sirens going off and a helicopter,” he told NBC 7.
After hearing the commotion, he rushed out of his house to see what had happened. He soon realized that the noise was in response to the terrible accident in the ravine, and he noted that this was the first time he had seen a crash like this in the area.
“Just goes to show, they need to look for more of these potholes in the city,” he said.
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