Crime & Safety

Pickup Truck Driver Killed in Solo Crash West of Novato Blvd.

The driver of a pickup truck was killed in a fiery solo crash on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road, west of Novato Boulevard in rural west Marin, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police and fire crews were called to the scene early Monday on a report a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck fully engulfed in flames, CHP Officer Andrew Barclay said.  

Barclay said that it appeared the pickup had drifted off of the right side of the road and struck a tree head on prior to becoming engulfed. After firefighters extinguished the fire they located the body of an unidentified person seated in the driver seat who was subsequently pronounced deceased on scene.  

The Marin County Coroner responded to the scene and took possession of the body for further investigation. The identity of the driver is being withheld at this time pending notification of the next of kin, Barclay said.

Barclay asked that anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact the Marin CHP office at (415) 924-1100.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.


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