Boonville man, 18, killed in Highway 128 crash

Good Samaritans pulled the man from the crashed car just before it caught fire Wednesday.|
CLARK MASON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

An 18-year-old Boonville man was killed in a single-car crash on Highway 128 near Philo in Mendocino County.

The CHP said a 2003 Toyota Corolla was westbound Wednesday, around 4 p.m., when the driver drifted off the shoulder and struck a tree.

Good Samaritans pulled the driver from the smoking car just before it caught fire, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

His identity had not yet been released by authorities as of Thursday night.

Alcohol did not appear to be a factor.

You can reach Staff Writer Clark Mason at 521-5214 or clark.mason@pressdemocrat.com.On Twitter@clarkmas.

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