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CHP: Driver dies on I-80 in Roseville after hitting tree

California Highway Patrol's Auburn office reported Saturday a man was killed when he drove off the road and crashed into a tree.
Credit: California Highway Patrol Auburn

A driver was killed Saturday on westbound I-80 in Roseville after he went off the road and crashed into a tree, according to California Highway Patrol.

Officers said he was driving at an unknown rate of speed west of Douglas Boulevard when he drove off the road.

Law enforcement officials are investigating why the man drove into a tree. 

(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the crash happened in Roseville, not Auburn.  The crash is being investigated by the CHP's Auburn office.)

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