Puddy Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Golfer killed after cart plunges 75 feet off cliff Story Tools: Print Email Blog This Associated Press Posted: 14 hours ago FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) - A 65-year-old golfer died Tuesday after his golf cart plunged 75 feet off a cliff and crashed into a road below, authorities said. The man teed off with three friends on the second hole of the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course in northern San Diego County at around 10 a.m. and then got into his cart. The vehicle veered off the concrete pathway, traveled down a 25-foot embankment and went over the edge of a cliff, California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Kerns said. The recently retired real estate agent from Irvine was ejected shortly before the cart hit the road beneath the cliff and died on impact, Kerns said. His name was not immediately released. No one else was involved in the crash. Investigators will inspect the golf cart for mechanical failures, Kerns said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I've played that course many times. It's a scary ride on many of the holes because the course is built on the side of a small mountain and many of the holes are tiered with the cart paths on the edge of each drop-off. There are no barriers to stop riders from falling down to the next level (most at least 70 feet straight down). Expect a law suit against the Pala Mesa golf course in the very near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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