MENDOCINO CO., 8/2/17 — A 61 year old Colorado man died near the intersection of Highway 101 and Spyrock Rd., north of Laytonville, this afternoon when his car collided with a tree. According to a press release from the California Highway Patrol, the man was driving a Subaru and swerved off the road, for an unknown reason, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.
The accident took place at approximately 11:45am on the morning of Wednesday, August 2, just north of the intersection of Highway 101 and Spyrock Road. The cause of the Subaru going off the road has not yet been determined, but it appears as though the car came to a rest on its left side with the right side against the tree. The driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time, and alcohol or drugs “do not appear to be a factor” in the collision, according to the CHP statement.
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