Overview
- Authorities say the crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. on the northbound side of Highway 101 south of the Manual T. Freitas Parkway exit.
- A gray 2012 Jeep Liberty left the roadway and came to rest on its roof, partially submerged in a drainage ditch near the Marin County Civic Center.
- San Rafael firefighters pronounced the driver, who was the vehicle’s sole occupant, dead at the scene.
- Witnesses told officers the vehicle was traveling at a high speed and veered across all lanes before leaving the highway.
- The Marin County coroner is managing the death investigation while the CHP handles the crash reconstruction, with the driver’s identity withheld pending family notification.