A driver was killed in a crash near Santa Margarita early Thursday morning.
At around 2:40 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a solo-vehicle traffic crash on State Route 58, east of Red Hill Road.
According to a CHP press release, the driver of a 2006 Toyota Tacoma was heading eastbound on the road at a high speed when the truck went off the road and crashed into a tree.
The driver, identified as Daniel LopezOrtiz, 33, of Atascadero, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The California Highway Patrol says alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, but adds the further investigation is being done.
