A father and son drove off the same cliffs — 30 years apart. Why this highway’s deadly past is far from over
Between Pacifica and Montara on the western flank of the continent, Devil’s Slide is archetypal California, a beautiful stretch of coastline with stark, rocky cliffs descending into deep blue surf. For decades, the postcard-worthy landscape has befuddled engineers and terrorized drivers with its winding asphalt atop eroding bluffs. Dozens of people have driven off the road, many plummeting to their deaths on the rocks or in the surf below.
Between Pacifica and Montara on the western flank of the continent, Devil’s Slide is archetypal California, a beautiful stretch of coastline with stark, rocky cliffs descending into deep blue surf. For decades, the postcard-worthy landscape has befuddled engineers and terrorized drivers with its winding asphalt atop eroding bluffs. Dozens of people have driven off the road, many plummeting to their deaths on the rocks or in the surf below.