KIRO 7 is reporting that at approximately 2:15 a.m. 911 calls were placed by people who were on the pier stating that a car went off the pier at Redondo. Rescuers were on the scene within a half an hour and found a debris field and then the car with a man inside it. They pulled him out to attempt to save him but it was too late. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Workers are attempting to recover the vehicle by towing it out.

Redondo Beach Drive is closed.