A Riverside County Fire Department truck. Photo courtesy City of Jurupa Valley.
A Riverside County Fire Department truck. Photo courtesy City of Jurupa Valley.

A vehicle plummeted 30 feet over the side of state Route 74 near the Coachella Valley Vista Point Friday, leaving the driver hospitalized with moderate injuries, authorities said.

The crash happened at 10:41 a.m. on the highway east of Vista Point, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

The unidentified motorist was rescued by emergency crews who pulled the driver up from the crash scene by rope, Newman said.

–City News Fire

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