New Scotland, NY : Woman wrecks car, then falls 60 feet off cliff in New York on Tuesday night, May 24, 2016

Authorities say a woman wrecked her car, ran into the woods when responding officers showed up and fell about 60 feet off a cliff in New York.

The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the fall Tuesday night.

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said the 38-year-old woman was involved in a one-car accident on a road leading to Thacher State Park in New Scotland, just west of the capital. He said alcohol is believed to have played a role.

Apple said that after the crash, the woman went to a nearby home for help. He said she fled when police arrived and then fell off the cliff.

Crews spent more than two hours trying to rescue her.

She hasn't been charged, but the incident remains under investigation.

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Woman wrecks car, then falls 60 feet off cliff