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Driver Killed In Crash On Garden Highway

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A driver lost his life after his car skidded off of Garden Highway and into trees.

The crash was first reported about 2 a.m. Wednesday at the highway's intersection with Truxel Road.

According to Sacramento police, a driver went over the embankment there and into a wooded area.

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When officers got to the car – described as an Impala – they found two people inside, a man and a woman.

The man died at the scene and the woman was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

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Officers say the car skidded off the road after the driver didn't stop. Investigators are now trying to figure out why that happened.

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