MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A single-vehicle crash early Monday morning claimed the life of a young Middletown man.

Dinoti R. Mosley, 20, died when his car went off of Highway 175 near Anderson Springs and struck a tree at about 6:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.

The CHP said Mosley, driving a 1994 Geo Prizm, was traveling westbound on Highway 175 east of Anderson Springs Road at an unknown speed when the crash occurred.

Mosley was negotiating a lefthand curve in the roadway when the Prizm went off the right side of the road and hit a tree, the CHP said.

The CHP and Cal Fire responded to the crash scene, where Mosley died of his injuries, according to the report.

Mosley was not wearing a seat belt, the CHP said.

One-way traffic control was in effect for an hour as emergency personnel worked to remove the vehicle, according to the CHP.

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