CHESHIRE, Conn. — One person is dead after a single car crash early Sunday morning.
Shortly after 5 a.m., police said they were called to the area of Diamond Hill Road and South Meriden Road for a reported one vehicle crash.
When they arrived, they found the driver, Jeremy Rodriguez, 36, of Meriden, who was the only occupant of the car, had died of his injuries.
The Cheshire Police Traffic Division and the Naugatuck Valley Collision Investigation Team are on scene to conduct the investigation of the crash.
Police said their preliminary investigation the car had been travelling westbound on Diamond Hill Road at a high rate of speed when it failed to make a curve in the road, travelled off the roadway on the northbound side of Diamond Hill Road, and struck several trees causing damage to all sides of the vehicle, including the roof.
The area of Diamond Hill Road and South Meriden Road was closed to all traffic for several hours for this investigation.
Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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