San Leandro man killed in crash on Interstate 5 near Los Banos

A San Leandro man died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 5, south of Highway 152.

The 26-year-old man was driving his 1994 Nissan Sentra north on I-5 at some time during “the hours of darkness” Wednesday when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle drifted off the roadway, according to a California Highway Patrol news release.

The car left the roadway and overturned down an embankment, officers said.

Investigators said the driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said.

The cause of the crash was under investigation as of Thursday morning.

The driver’s identity was withheld pending notification of his family.

This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 11:20 AM with the headline "San Leandro man killed in crash on Interstate 5 near Los Banos."