A Hawthorne man was killed Tuesday when the vehicle he was driving crashed in Torrance, authorities said.
Officers were sent to Torrance Boulevard and Fern Avenue about 1:30 a.m., the Torrance Police Department reported.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle traveling eastbound on Torrance Boulevard at a high rate of speed collided with several parked cars, ejecting the sole occupant/driver of the speeding vehicle,” police said in a statement.
The 35-year-old man died at a hospital, police said. Authorities withheld his name, pending notification of his relatives.
The investigation was ongoing, and anyone with information on the case was urged to call police at 310-328-3456.