An 18-year-old driver from Thousand Oaks died in a crash on southbound Highway 101 outside Ventura April 26.
The California Highway Patrol said it responded to reports of a car going off the roadway south of Seacliff shortly before 9 a.m. Officers said they found a gray Tesla car on the right shoulder with an unresponsive driver, CHP officials said in a news release.
In its preliminary investigation, the CHP said the driver apparently let the car drift to the right where it struck a metal guardrail and went over the side of the highway. The driver suffered major injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.
The right lane of Highway 101 was closed for at least four hours for the crash investigation and the recovery of the vehicle, CHP said.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are believed to be a factor in this crash, according to the CHP.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the CHP Ventura Area office at 805-662-2640.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Driver from Thousand Oaks dies in Highway 101 crash near Ventura
Reporting by Staff reports, Ventura County Star / Ventura County Star
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