LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified the man killed last month in a crash near Clearlake Oaks, with the investigation into the crash continuing.

Salvador Reyes Fregoso, 39, Clearlake, was identified as the crash victim, said Lauren Berlinn of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Berlinn said Reyes Fregoso was reported missing on Jan. 28 after he didn’t return home.

The day after Reyes Fregoso was reported missing, California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched to assist the sheriff’s office with a fatality traffic collision.

Reyes Fregoso’s body was found by CHP officers and deputies in his vehicle, which was down a steep embankment on High Valley Road near Valley Oak Drive in the Clearlake Oaks area.

The CHP is leading the investigation into the crash.

“As of our investigation it appears this was an alcohol related solo vehicle crash,” Sgt. Joel Skeen told Lake County News.

Skeen said he wouldn’t have more information available to share until the crash investigation is completed.

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