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Car goes off road, over cliff on SR-88 east of Tortilla Flat, driver rescued and taken to hospital

The Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a vehicle went off the road and down an embankment on Sunday.
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TORTILLA FLAT, Ariz. — A driver was rescued after a vehicle went off the road and a cliff on State Route 88 east of Tortilla Flat, authorities said.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety investigated a crash on SR-88 early Sunday morning. A Honda Civic went off the road and down a cliff, authorities said.

The Mesa Fire Department took the driver to a local hospital. Authorities did not release the identity of the driver or the extent of the driver's injuries. 

No other information, including what led up to the crash, was released.

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