Traffic & Transit
1 Killed After Car Crashes Into Canal Near Novato
The car crashed through a gate on rural Bel Marin Keys Boulevard southeast of Novato and into a canal, the CHP said.
NOVATO, CA — One person was killed Sunday night when the car the person was driving crashed through a gate on rural Bel Marin Keys Boulevard southeast of Novato and into a canal, the CHP said late Sunday night.
The first call came about 8:45 p.m. from the location, about a mile south of state Highway 37 and two miles east of U.S. Highway 101. A dive team was called to the scene to determine whether anyone was in the completely submerged vehicle, said CHP Officer Andrew Barclay.
Divers found a person dead, still inside the car. As of about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, a Marin County coroner's crew had yet to arrive on scene, Barclay said.
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Few details about the accident, or the driver, were available late Sunday night, Barclay said.
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