An SUV reportedly drove off U.S. Highway 199 at about 8 a.m. Sunday, down an embankment and partly into the Middle Fork Smith River near Patrick Creek Road.A variety of passersby helped an occupant out of the vehicle after the crash, according to a California Highway Patrol (CHP) incident report.CHP said the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team used a 100-foot cable to pull the vehicle from the water.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Minor crash injuries were reported. The cause remained under investigation Monday morning.Highway 101 was reopened within two hours. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });