A single-vehicle crash on the Orange (57) Freeway in San Dimas left a 66-year-old man dead, authorities said Sunday.
The crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday on the northbound freeway, north of Via Verde Drive, where the Woodland Hills resident was the lone occupant inside a 2015 Toyota Highlander, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The motorist was identified as Richard Priem, according to the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner.
The northbound Toyota left the roadway for unknown reasons and drove uphill on an embankment, overturning onto its roof. It then came to rest within the roadway.
CHP officers dispatched to the scene reported that the SUV was blocking the right lanes on its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP urged anyone with information regarding the crash to call its Baldwin Park station at 626-338-1164.