A volunteer firefighter was rescued Sunday after his pickup truck plunged 100 feet down an embankment and into the Otay Lakes Reservoir.
“He’s very lucky to have only minor injuries, especially with the severity of the impact,” said Sgt. Robert Hawkins with the San Diego Police Department.
The driver told officers that another car caused him to swerve off the road near the intersection of Otay Lakes Road and Wueste Road.
As the pickup truck veered off the road it flipped over once against the rocks and then crashed into the water.
The driver climbed out of the truck’s cab and waited on top of the vehicle as it lay sideways in the water.
Witnesses say the driver waded through the water to meet paramedics.
Sgt. Hawkins said the driver was lucky to have walked away from the crash.
San Diego Police are still investigating the exact cause of the crash.
