St. George,UT : One killed after driving car off cliff on Webb Hill on May,Monday 28th 2018

A person was killed after driving a car off a cliff in what police say was a suicide attempt on Webb Hill in St. George.

A circle shows the location of a crashed car at the bottom of a cliff on Webb Hill in St. George, Utah, May 28, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News | Click to enlarge
A hiker on top of Webb Hill spotted the crashed vehicle Monday and called 911 at about 9:50 a.m. The smashed, upside-down vehicle was found halfway down the mountain on the south side of Webb Hill. With binoculars, it could be seen from Brigham Road.

“At this time in the investigation we can confirm that this was a single vehicle accident resulting from a suicide attempt,” St. George Police officer Lona Trombley said in a statement.

St. George Police officers, St. George firefighters and emergency responders from Gold Cross Ambulance first responded to the scene. After the body was found, Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers were called to help recover it. Accident reconstruction officers also responded to help in the investigation.

The investigation is still ongoing at this time, Trombley said. Police could not yet release any information on the person who died.

This report is based on statements from police or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.


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One killed after driving car off cliff on Webb Hill