Posted on 01/11/2022 11:47:52 AM PST by nickcarraway
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on Highway 1 Monday that ended with a driver falling into the ocean.
According to investigators, big wave surfer Darryl "Flea" Virostko was driving on Highway 1 when he was struck by another car driven by a 40-year-old Santa Cruz woman.
The unidentified woman reportedly got out of her vehicle, crossed the highway and walked toward the cliff overlooking the ocean before she fell into the ocean. Investigators don't know it was an accident or not.
The woman's body was recovered from the ocean by Coast Guard helicopter.
> Beautiful scenery but treacherous driving conditions.
High penalty for failure to concentrate.
PCH is superior to that Cabrillo Highway junk.
Surenos > Nortenos.
wonder what pushed her over the edge...
Not debating that at all. I think PCH is a cooler name for Highway 1 too.
Wow, Flea is a very famous surfer and I’ve seen him in lots of documentaries. In fact I’m surprised he’s still surfing; he must be long in the tooth by now. . .
Thatâs like these farm roads down here in Texas and driving at night for me in my old age - concentrate! I always tell myself âonly thing on these roads at this hour is dogs, kids, deers, steers and queers
Did they misidentify the spot? The video doesn’t look like a cliff area. That spot does look familiar, but I can’t place it exactly.
...and drunks driving in the wrong lane!
Flea’s hoping that there is none of her DNA on him.
Red Mountain pass out of Ouray, Colorado. Drops down into the mountain mining town of Silverton, then back up over Molas Pass and down into Durango. Gorgeous drive. Must do it on a motorcycle some day. The "Million Dollar Highway".
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was that near the nudie beach?
Thatâs what I always heard. âThe 1. The 5. The 10. The 880. The 101.â
Any chance they knew each other?
I lived in Marshall, CA on Highway 1. I never heard Cabrillo Highway.
Now I live just off US1 in Florida!
North of SLO, Highway 1. South of SLO, PCH. Not sure what the Oregonians call Highway 1.
California lemming.
I never hear anyone call it Cabrillo Highway, but their are signs that say that. Do you like oysters?
“40-year-old Santa Cruz woman.”
Expected. Cats can only supply so much companionship.
I happened to think maybe that was not the accident area, but just the only staging area the helicopter could land.
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