Driver Killed In Solo-Vehicle Crash: Castroville

CASTROVILLE, CA — A man was killed in a solo-vehicle crash near Castroville late Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was first reported at 8:59 p.m. on northbound state Highway 1 just south of state Highway 156 in unincorporated Monterey County, CHP Officer Scott Alameda said.

A witness first reported a drunk or reckless driver on the highway moments before the crash. The vehicle traveled down a dirt embankment and the driver was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Alameda said.

The driver wasn't identified. Nobody else was in the vehicle.

Alameda said the CHP is investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash.

—Bay City News