Man dies after car plunges 500 feet off Highway 1 cliff onto beach

A man died after his car fell nearly 500 feet off a Highway 1 cliff near Santa Cruz on Monday, according to authorities.

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A man died after his car fell nearly 500 feet off a Highway 1 cliff near Santa Cruz on Monday, according to authorities.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s linked report, Man dies after car plunges 500 feet off Highway 1 cliff onto beach, A man died after his car fell nearly 500 feet off a Highway 1 cliff near Santa Cruz on Monday, according to authorities.

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