ELK GROVE, Calif. — A man is dead after crashing into a tree in Elk Grove Monday night.
The crash happened just after 8 p.m. on Elk Grove Boulevard just east of Interstate 5. A 34-year-old man was driving northbound on I-5 and exited at Elk Grove Boulevard, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. The driver continued eastbound when he accelerated, drifted into the center median, and hit a tree. The driver died at the scene.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the Elk Grove Police Department said detectives believe alcohol was not a factor. The man's identity has not yet been released.
Elk Grove Police Department said both directions of Elk Grove Boulevard have been closed at I-5 for the investigation.
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