Fallbrook woman pulled out of vehicle after driving into ravine off of State Route 76

An 18-year-old Fallbrook woman was rescued from her vehicle after driving it off the edge of State Route 76 and down into a ravine Thursday morning, January 19.

According to California Highway Patrol public information officer Jim Bettencourt, the woman was driving a 2000 Ford Focus on State Route 76 just east of Sage Road at approximately 9 a.m., when her car drifted off the roadway as she was reaching for her purse.

"She ended up going over a cliff," he stated. “Thankfully she didn’t hit anything else.”

The CHP issued a SIG Alert shortly after the incident, shutting down the eastbound side o...