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

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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