Driver killed in early morning, single-vehicle crash in Elk Grove, police say
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Elk Grove, police say.
The collision occurred just after 1:30 a.m. on eastbound Laguna Boulevard near Haussman Street, the Elk Grove Police Department said in a news release.
Responding officers found a 27-year-old man unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
Investigators believe that the man was driving eastbound on Laguna Boulevard when he hit a center median, swerved through traffic toward the right-hand shoulder and crashed into a tree.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. The victim’s identity will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office pending family notification.
Eastbound lanes were closed to traffic for more than two hours, reopening just before 7 a.m., police said.
No other details were released.
This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 7:46 AM.
