{"id":936,"date":"2026-08-19T00:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/19\/student-who-died-after-car-plunged-off-cliff-and-into-ocean-identified-as-19-year-old-psychology-major\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:27:31","slug":"student-who-died-after-car-plunged-off-cliff-and-into-ocean-identified-as-19-year-old-psychology-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/19\/student-who-died-after-car-plunged-off-cliff-and-into-ocean-identified-as-19-year-old-psychology-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Who Died After Car Plunged Off Cliff and into Ocean Identified as 19-Year-Old\u00a0Psychology Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur deepest condolences go out to the student\u2019s family and friends,\u201d a UC Santa Cruz spokesperson said in a statement about the death of Alli R. Singh<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/xsB9y7Fa2dAPYueens7Ugri-8uw=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Santa-Cruz-rescue-081426-63914c0f738d42129fa214f541d91ade.jpg\" alt=\"Crew respond to the fatal crash on West Cliff DriveCredit: Santa Cruz Fire department\" title=\"1 dead, 1 injured after car drives off Calif. cliff, plunges into ocean, authorities say\" \/><figcaption><i>Crew respond to the fatal crash on West Cliff Drive<br \/>Credit: Santa Cruz Fire department<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A college student died after a car she was in plunged from a cliff in California on Aug. 13, Santa Cruz authorities said<\/li>\n<li>A second individual, who survived, sustained only minor injuries<\/li>\n<li>A representative for the County of Santa Cruz, Sheriff-Coroner confirms to PEOPLE that the victim who died was Alli R. Singh, 19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authorities have identified the California college student <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/college-student-dies-driver-escapes-after-car-plunges-off-scenic-cliff-and-into-ocean-12059885\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">killed after a car careened off a cliff<\/a> and landed in the ocean last week.<\/p>\n<p>Officials received a report that the vehicle went off a cliff on West Cliff Drive near Steamers Lane at approximately 12:50 a.m. local time on Thursday, Aug. 13, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaCruzFire\/posts\/pfbid032vzXR9nL62kTbVkue7GZXVVP8QuG8LZzFxg1uSnEh9gnuHbMRjMsgeKyA584vVfdl\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Cruz Fire Department <\/a>said in a previous statement.<\/p>\n<p>Upon their arrival, crews found one individual \u2014 who escaped the vehicle with only minor injuries \u2014and learned that another person was still trapped inside.<\/p>\n<p>That individual, who died after being pulled out of the vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital, was initially only referred to as being a UC Santa Cruz student, college spokesman Scott Hernandez-Jason told <a href=\"https:\/\/pajaronian.com\/uc-santa-cruz-student-killed-in-west-cliff-drive-crash\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>The Pajaronian<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The student has since been identified as Alli R. Singh, 19, a representative for the County of Santa Cruz, Sheriff-Coroner confirms to PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez-Jason tells PEOPLE that the student enrolled at the school in June 2024 and majored in psychology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur deepest condolences go out to the student\u2019s family and friends during this difficult time,\u201d Hernandez-Jason wrote in a statement. \u201cWe are providing support resources to those affected by this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monica Singh-Strohmeier, who identified herself as Singh\u2019s aunt, paid tribute to her late niece in a Saturday, Aug. 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/monica.singhsalazar.3\/posts\/pfbid0yGFjnzJ86JNDLWke7ax92qoQPqDGEGweMD2baMJ8nrQLXMHAxY1Sn6qV6jE8LZXjl\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlli was a thriving 19 year old in the midst of starting her 3rd year at UC Santa Cruz,\u201d Singh-Strohmeier wrote. \u201cShe was a very smart, beautiful and loving young lady and will be missed by all who crossed her path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singh-Strohmeier asked the public to respect Singh\u2019s mother\u2019s wish for privacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>West Cliff Drive is a road that twists and curves along Santa Cruz\u2019s coastline, with dramatic cliffs and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean, <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/santa-cruz-car-plummets-ocean-22387425.php\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null noopener\">SFGate<\/a> previously reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into determining the circumstances and cause of the crash remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>When reached for comment by PEOPLE, the Santa Cruz Police Department had no updates to share.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur deepest condolences go out to the student\u2019s family and friends,\u201d a UC Santa Cruz spokesperson said in a statement about the death of Alli R. Singh Crew respond to the fatal crash on West Cliff DriveCredit: Santa Cruz Fire department NEED TO KNOW A college student died after a car she was in plunged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}