CHP says Tesla plunge at Devil's Slide was intentional, driver arrested for attempted murder

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MONTARA, Calif. -- A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy and two adults survived Monday after their car plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway near an area known as Devil's Slide that's known for fatal wrecks, officials said.It appears to have flipped a few times before landing on its wheels, wedged against the cliff just feet from the surf, according to Brian Pottenger, a battalion chief for Coastside Fire Protection District/Cal Fire.Crashes along Devil's Slide, a steep, rocky and winding coastal area about 15 miles (24.14 kilometers) south of San Francisco that's between Pacifica and Montara, rarely end with survivors.The California Highway Patrol does not believe, based on its initial investigation, that the Tesla was operating in Autopilot or Full Self-Driving mode at the time, Officer Mark Andrews said.The incident turned from what had been likely a recovery of bodies to a rescue operation that took several hours amid constant rain, heavy winds, slick roads and crashing waves."

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