A hospital emergency department sign. (Getty Images)
21 Apr 2021
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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By
Karen Kucher
A man was hospitalized Tuesday after his SUV slammed through a guardrail and fence and plunged down a steep cliff in Carlsbad, falling into the ocean, authorities say.
The crash was reported shortly after 5:15 p.m. when the Subaru went off the road at Palomar Airport Road and Carlsbad Boulevard.
Kevin Lynds, a Carlsbad Fire Battalion chief, told 10News that a former Marine corpsman was among those who came to the driver's aid and pulled him out of the vehicle, which landed on its side in the water. Video shot by 10News showed the man being loaded onto a stretcher and helped by firefighters up the cliff to a waiting ambulance.