A driver died Sunday night after crashing into another car, losing control and careening over a freeway bridge onto the La Mesa street below, officials said.

The 24-year-old motorist was transitioning from west state Route 94 to state Route 125 in a red Corvette when he sideswiped an Oldsmobile about 8:10 p.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Pearlstein.

The Corvette driver smashed into the freeway transition wall, and continued over the side, plummeting about 70 feet onto Spring Street, Pearlstein said.

Officers found the car on its roof, surrounded by debris. The driver, from Eugene, Oregon, wasn’t wearing his seatbelt and died before he could be taken to a hospital, Pearlstein said.


The driver of the Oldsmobile wasn’t injured.

It’s unclear if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.

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Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m.: This article was updated with additional details.