A man died Wednesday afternoon after losing his vehicle on a Lake County road and crashing into a tree, the government said.
The man traveling north on Bottle Rock Road, west of Cobb, at approximately 1:44 p. m. when his Toyota Scion pulled off the east side of the two-lane highway just north of Spring Hill Road, the California-Clear Lake Highway Patrol said in a press release.
The sedan rolled down an embankment, overturned, and crashed into a tree. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle.
Cal Fire attended the scene of the twist of fate and declared the man dead.
Authorities controlled one-way traffic on Bottle Rock Road while CHP-Clear Lake investigated and the government cleaned up the site.
According to the CHP, alcohol and drugs are suspected to be the cause of the accident.
HPC encourages you with information about the destination turn to contact the Clear Lake office at 707-279-0103 and ask for Agent K. Brown.
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