08/31/2026
Today, at approximately 5:04 a.m., the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Ventura Communications Center (VCC) began receiving calls reporting a vehicle that had traveled off the roadway on SR-1 (Pacific Coast Highway) S/B at Mugu Rock.
Emergency personnel responded to the area and located the vehicle seventy-five feet down a cliff and onto the rocks along the shoreline. The vehicle was determined to be a gray 2006 Honda Accord with a solo male occupant still seated in the driver’s seat. Upon contact, the driver was alert, conscious, and communicating with emergency personnel.
Preliminary information and witness statements obtained at the scene indicate a 37-year-old male from Oxnard was driving the Honda Accord south on SR-1 approaching Mugu Rock at a high rate of speed. For reasons that remin under investigation, the driver turned his vehicle to the right, traveled off the roadway, struck a rock before plummeting seventy-five feet off a cliff and onto the rocky shoreline.
Fire personnel were able to safely extricate the driver from the vehicle. The driver appeared to have sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital by ground ambulance.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances surrounding this crash. At this time, it is unknown whether alcohol and/or drugs were a factor.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact CHP Ventura Area.