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Driver dies after crashing into metal pole, guard rail on Highway 50 near Folsom

Driver dies in Highway 50 crash in Sacramento County
Driver dies in Highway 50 crash in Sacramento County 00:14

FOLSOM — A driver died after crashing into a metal pole and guard rail on Highway 50 near Folsom, authorities said Sunday.

The California Highway Patrol's East Sacramento division said the crash happened shortly before 10:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway east of Hazel Avenue

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CHP East Sacramento

The 56-year old driver, identified as Jeffery McColloch, veered off the roadway and struck the metal base of a changeable message sign before hitting a metal rail. He died at the scene.

No one else was in the vehicle or involved in the crash.

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