Man Survives Plunge in Car
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A man described as despondent drove his sports car over a 250-foot ocean-side cliff on the Palos Verdes Peninsula early today, miraculously surviving the crash onto the rocks below.
“The car landed right on its nose, and the guy had only a few scratches,” Police Sgt. George Hanes said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Three men who were leaving a nearby home saw Scott Fischer, 30, slowly drive his Alfa Romeo convertible over a curb in the exclusive Palos Verdes Estates at Via Barri and Paseo Del Mar about 1 a.m., Hanes said, adding, “He then crossed a field and drove straight off the cliff.”
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