AUBURN, Calif. — A driver was taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center on Tuesday night with minor injuries after driving off road down a steep embarkment in Auburn.
Rolling the vehicle multiple times more than 200 feet down the embarkment, Auburn Police Department officials said they suspect the driver was under the influence of alcohol while behind the wheel.
The city fire department, Cal Fire and California Highway Patrol helped pull the injured person up from the edge of the canyon. Members from the Technical Rescue Team lowered a rescuer into the embankment and put a harness on the driver to bring him up using a rope pulley system.
Driver goes off-road in Auburn, falls 200 feet down embarkment and rescued by rope system
California Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash, and the driver was the sole person impacted.
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