UPDATE FRIDAY 10:16p.m.:

The vehicle’s La Crescenta owner has contacted friends to let them know he is safe with minor injuries.He related to a friend that he was in the vehicle when it went over the side of Angeles Crest Highway and climbed up the mountain to the main road. There he was able to call a friend who responded to help.

FRIDAY 9:30 p.m.

The Montrose Search and Rescue and California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle over the side on Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 27.4, at 5:21 p.m. tonight.

“A vehicle was found unoccupied,” said CHP Officer Christian Craycraft.

MSR performed an extensive search of the area with negative results. The investigation for the owner of the vehicle is ongoing.