Lafayette, CA — One person died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 24 near 3322 Mount Diablo Boulevard, local authorities reported.

Lafayette, CA — One person died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 24 near 3322 Mount Diablo Boulevard, local authorities reported. The incident occurred around 4:18 a.m., just before the Pleasant Hill Road offramp. The eastbound vehicle veered off the roadway and came to rest off the highway, near the shoulder. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, but the driver was pronounced dead at the site. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Authorities urge motorists to drive cautiously in the area.