2 Hospitalized After Car Goes Off Embankment

Fire fighters transported two people to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla Friday night after a car accident on northbound I-805 just north of Governor Drive in University City.

Rescue crews had to use a rope to climb down into the ravine and pull the people to safety. According to the California Highway Patrol, the car went 200 feet down an embankment into heavy brush. A police helicopter assisted in the rescue.

Initially, officers believed there may have been a third person involved in the crash. However, after a search of the area, they determined there was no one else involved in the collision.

“We don’t know who the driver was,” said Mike Finnerty of the San Diego Fire Department. “Their report to us was that the driver had left. We searched for that person using two helicopters, using infrared, and determined that there was no third person.”

Authorities say the two people in the car did not have major injuries. There is no word on what caused the crash.

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