Wailuku, HI : 19-year-old killed when car goes off cliff on Thursday afternoon, September 18, 2014
A 19-year-old California man died when his car drove off a cliff on Maui.
Maui police say Martin Castro Jr. was found Thursday afternoon near D.T. Fleming Beach in Kapalua.
The Maui News reports a resident spotted a sedan upside-down in water 60 feet below an area overlooking a bay north of the beach park.
Police say the car left the Honoapiilani Highway, drove up an embankment and off the cliff.
Police say speed may have been a factor in the crash.
Maui County ocean safety rescue personnel recovered the body.
Castro was a painter working on Maui.
The traffic death is Maui County's 17th this year.
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California man dies in crash off Maui cliff; sedan left Honoapiilani Highway, fell 60 feet