Oregon teen unhurt after driving car 150 feet off cliff

An Oregon teen emerged unscathed from a car after he drove it off a cliff at a state scenic viewpoint Friday afternoon, The Oregonian reported.

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The car plunged 150 feet and damaged a historic wall at Ochoco Wayside State Park before crashing, Prineville police said. The car was destroyed, the newspaper reported.

According to a police account, the teenager, who was alone in a 2000 Mazda Sedan, drove the vehicle off the cliff in a "non-accidental" incident, The Oregonian reported. He was transported to a local hospital, the newspaper reported.

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