AT APPROXIMATELY 2 A-M THIS MORNING (MON), SANTA CRUZ C-H-P RESPONDED TO A SOLO CAR CRASH. A MOTORIST DRIVING A 1997 MERCURY WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON LA MADRONA WHEN THEY MISSED THE LEFT TURN IN THE ROADWAY. THE CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE IDENTITY OF THE DRIVER HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY SANTA CRUZ C-H-P.
