Update: One Killed, One Injured in Fiery Crash on Highway 101

By Bay City News Service, image via Shutterstock

One man was killed and another man was injured in a car crash off of U.S. Highway 101 near Mill Valley early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers received a report of a crash on southbound Highway 101 near Seminary Drive around 4 a.m., CHP Officer Patrick Roth said. An employee who was at the front desk of Acqua Hotel at 555 Redwood Highway reported he saw a vehicle had crashed and caught on fire, Roth said.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the men were in a blue 2014 Subaru WRX STI heading south when the driver possibly fell asleep, according to Roth.

The vehicle drifted off the roadway, crashed into a tree and burst into flames, Roth said.

The driver, a 37-year-old San Francisco man, was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The passenger, a 30-year-old man also from San Francisco, was able to exit the vehicle and suffered a broken arm, lacerations to his face and bruises on his head, according to Roth.

He was transported to Marin General Hospital for treatment, the officer said. The passenger reported that he and the driver had left Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park prior to the crash, Roth said. Investigators have not determined if drugs or alcohol was a factor in the crash, he said.