NORTH COAST, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a vehicle crash that claimed the life of the driver near Hopland on Friday evening.
The CHP’s Ukiah area office did not release the name or city of residence of the male driver pending notification of next of kin.
The CHP report said that at approximately 6:45 p.m. Friday its officers responded to the report of a solo vehicle crash on Old River Road near mile post marker 4.52 just north of Hopland.
During the initial investigation, officers determined that a 2016 Honda Accord driven by a male had been traveling north on Old River Road at an unknown speed when the car went off the west roadway edge and hit a tree, the CHP said.
The driver sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene, according to the report.
The report stated that the man was wearing a seat belt.
The CHP said the crash’s cause remains under investigation, and as of the time of the report late Friday night it was not known whether or alcohol or drugs had contributed to the fatal wreck.
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Authorities investigate fatal car crash near Hopland
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