Santa Monica

Jeep Drives Off Top Of Six-Story Santa Monica Parking Structure

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A jeep fell from the top floor of a Santa Monica parking structure with at least one person inside early Sunday morning, Santa Monica Fire Department said.

The incident happened after midnight near the 1500 block of 2nd Street at Parking Structure 7, firefighters said.

At least three people were inside the jeep at the time of the incident. The jeep allegedly went off the top floor of the structure, breaking through a fence barrier. Two of the people were able to escape the car before the jeep drove off the top of the structure. The parking structure was six stories tall.

Police said they are not sure if drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.

The person trapped inside the car was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a hospital in critical condition, firefighters said. No one on the ground was hurt.

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