CHP: Driver Killed After Crashing Down Hillside On Highway 96

The CHP is investigating a fatal crash that happened near Yreka. At 4:30PM Monday afternoon, a 2013 Hyundai Genesis with Oregon license plates was found off Highway 96 at the Sluice Box River Access. The car had left the highway for unknown reasons and tumbled several hundred feet down a cliff, coming to rest in the dry bed of the Klamath River. The deceased driver was still in the driver’s seat. He had his seatbelt on and the car’s airbags had deployed. The driver’s identify has not been released. Any witnesses or anyone with information is urged to call the CHP at 842-0530.

-Steve Gibson