LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Laytonville man died on Wednesday when his vehicle went off Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks and crashed.

Anthony Bernard Resh-Jarvis, 30, who previously lived in Lake County, died in the crash, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The solo-vehicle wreck occurred at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reported.

The CHP said Resh-Jarvis was driving a 2009 Mazda westbound on Highway 20, west of New Long Valley Road, at approximately 55 miles per hour.

For reasons still under investigation, the CHP said the vehicle veered off the south side of the highway and traveled down the embankment.

Resh-Jarvis did not appear to have been wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the CHP report.

Northshore Fire and Cal Fire responded to the crash along with the CHP, finding the vehicle 75 feet down the embankment, according to radio reports.

The CHP said Resh-Jarvis died of his injuries at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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