Car goes off Grizzly Peak, occupants largely unscathed
The investigation is ongoing. OPD asks anyone with videos or photos of this incident to share them with police to help with the case.
Oakland police are investigating a solo collision on Grizzly Peak on Wednesday night that sent a vehicle off the roadway down a steep embankment.
Limited details were available as of publication time, but the driver called police at about 9:20 p.m. asking for help after the crash, which took place near Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Golf Course Drive.
Berkeley police as well as UCPD and the Berkeley Fire Department were notified about the crash, which was ultimately determined to have happened in Oakland.
One caller said a vehicle had gone over the cliff and landed in a ditch east of the Lawrence Hall of Science.
According to initial reports, the occupants were able to get out of the car on their own and make it back up to the roadway, shaken but largely unscathed.
Arriving officers located the solo vehicle crash and paramedics assessed the driver and passengers, who were all treated at the scene.
OPD said the investigation remains active.
"It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in this collision," OPD said Thursday.
Police are investigating a solo vehicle collision on Grizzly Peak on Wednesday night. Ariel Nava Photo
Authorities ask anyone with information about this incident to call the Oakland Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit at 510-777-8570.
OPD also asked anyone with videos or photos that could help with the investigation to email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
A similar incident was reported last week near Grizzly Peak and Summit Road, on July 17 shortly before 5 p.m., when first responders were dispatched to a possible rescue of a vehicle that had gone over the cliff into the canyon.
No details about last week's incident were immediately available.
