NORTH COAST, Calif. – An early Saturday morning crash near Ukiah claimed the life of a young Kelseyville man.
The California Highway Patrol's Ukiah Area office said the crash occurred at 4 a.m. Jan. 11.
The CHP did not release the 24-year-old man's name, and messages Lake County News left with the Mendocino County Coroner's Office on Tuesday were not immediately returned.
The Tuesday CHP report said that at approximately 4:10 a.m. Saturday CHP officers responded to the report of a vehicle rollover on the eastbound Highway 20 onramp from northbound US 101. Units arrived on scene five minutes later.
The CHP investigation determined that the driver was attempting to enter Highway 20 from US 101.
He traveled onto Highway 20's left shoulder and attempted to correct, losing control of his 1997 Honda Accord, which overturned, according to the CHP.
The report said the driver was ejected from the Honda. He was transported to a hospital where officials said he later died.
The CHP said the fatal crash's cause remains under investigation. However, it appears that alcohol may have been a contributing factor.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story indicated the driver died at the scene; Mendocino County officials provided additional information not in the CHP report that he was transported to a hospital.
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