CLEARLAKE PARK, Calif. – A Clearlake woman died Tuesday when her vehicle went off the road and rolled down an embankment.

Pamela Bernal, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred off of San Joaquin Drive, according to Sgt. Martin Snyder of the Clearlake Police Department.

Shortly after 4 p.m. Clearlake Police officers received two reports of a possible intoxicated driver in the Clearlake Park area, Snyder said.

Snyder said the reporting parties told police that the driver, later identified as Bernal, had hit a stop sign at the intersection of Arrowhead and San Joaquin. They then lost sight of the vehicle near San Joaquin and Carter Lane.

Police officers responded to the area and conducted a search, which Snyder said was necessary due to the area's steep terrain.

During the search Snyder said officers found a silver Ford that had gone off San Joaquin and traveled approximately 110 feet down the hillside.

He said the vehicle – which appeared to have rolled several times – had major damage as a result of the crash.

When officers got down to the vehicle they found Bernal inside. Snyder said they administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation until Lake County Fire Protection District paramedics arrived and pronounced her deceased.

Bernal's cause of death is pending a full autopsy, Snyder said.

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