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1 person dead after solo wreck on Highway 160 in Delta, CHP officials say

Roadway fatality

A driver is dead after crashing along Highway 160 in the Delta on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The fatal wreck on Highway 160, 11 miles north of Highway 220 and the community of Ryde in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, closed the roadway for several hours, according to Caltrans officials.

The highway reopened to traffic just before 11 a.m., officials said.

The cause of the wreck and the identity of the driver were not immediately clear.

Darrell Smith
The Sacramento Bee
Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.
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