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Man, 60, killed in Calaveras County crash on Christmas Day

CBS13 News AM News Update - 12/27/22
CBS13 News AM News Update - 12/27/22 03:15

CALAVERAS COUNTY – A 60-year-old man from Murphys died after crashing his vehicle in Calaveras County on Christmas Day.

California Highway Patrol says, just after 6 p.m., a vehicle crashed off Railroad Flat Road near Sierra Oaks Drive after failing to negotiate a curve in the road.

The vehicle continued down until it crashed into a large tree.

Firefighters and medics responded and started live-saving measures, but CHP says the man was soon pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not yet released the name of the man killed. 

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