Alcohol or drugs were believed to be factors in a Saturday crash that killed a driver on Clarksburg Road near West Sacramento, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 7:25 a.m. on Clarksburg Road west of Jefferson Boulevard. The driver was traveling west when the car left the road and struck a pole, according to a preliminary investigation by the CHP’s Woodland office.
The driver died at the scene, CHP officials said. The Yolo County Coroner’s Office will release the driver’s name after next of kin have been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to call the CHP Woodland office at 530-702-6250.
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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.