Driver killed after being thrown out of the car in a solo crash

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — A man was killed after being thrown out of the car in a solo car crash on Friday.

A passerby called 911 after finding a car that was overturned car and an unresponsive man in the area of Clovis Avenue and Jefferson Avenue at around 3:30 a.m.

According to the investigation, the man was driving a Honda sedan southbound on Clovis Avenue when the car veered to the right for reasons still under investigation.

The car traveled off the roadway into a dirt field, struck a pole, and overturned into a grape vineyard.

The man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

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He sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is currently unknown if drugs or alcohol was a factor in this crash.