
Photo By Michael P. Neufeld
CHP Officer Dustin Mason completes an accident report, while Superior Tow prepares to load a 1998 VW that plunged 550-feet over the side of Highway 18, near the Heaps Peak Transfer Station.
550-Feet Over the Side of Highway 18
By Michael P. Neufeld
No amusement park in Southern California can compete with the wild ride 19-year-old Markie Kim Smith took Saturday night when her 1998 Volkswagen plunged 550-feet off Highway 18. Not even the old "E" Ticket rides at Disneyland.
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