Deadly crash on Highway 178 Tuesday morning

A man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 178 Tuesday morning leading to lane closures for several hours.

LEADING TO LANE CLOSURES FORSEVERAL HOURS.ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIAHIGHWAY PATROL -- THE CRASHHAPPENED JUST AFTER 8 THISMORNING ON THE 178 EASTBOUNDWEST OF THE NILES STREETOVERPASS.AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAN WASDRIVING A DODGE RAM AT ABOUT 60TO 65 MILES PER HOUR.THE C-H-P SAID FOR AN UNKNOWNREASON THE DRIVER VEEREDTO THE RIGHT -- OFF THE ROADWAYAND STRUCK AGUARDRAIL AND COLLIDED HEAD ONWITH THE BRIDGE OVERCROSSING CONCRETE WALL.THE DRIVER WAS PINNED INSIDE THEVEHICLE AND DIED AT THESCENE."FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT LEFTTHEROADWAY.

IT WENT ONTO THE RIGHTSHOULDER TO THE DIRT EMBANKMENTAND STRUCK THE NILES STREETOVERCROSSING WALL WITHOUT ANYBREAKING.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THISWAS POSSIBLY A MEDICAL EMERGENCYOR IF THEDRIVER FELL ASLEEP.

THAT'S STILLTO BE DETERMINED.

THIS ISDEFINITELY UNDERINVESTIGATION."LANES WERE CLOSED FOR 2 HOURSDURING THEINVESTIGATION AND CLEAN UP.ALCOHOL OR DURGS DO NOT APPEARTO BE FACTORS IN THISCRASH.A STREET IN NORTHWEST