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A 77-year-old Capitola man was severely injured in a crash on Highway 152 outside Watsonville on Tuesday.
About 1:30 p.m., the man was driving a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado west on Highway 152 about 1 mile east of Red Hawk Place, said California Highway Patrol officer Brad Sadek.
Authorities are not sure what caused the crash, but the driver hit a tree and heavy brush, stopping about 10 feet from the road, Sadek said.
No other vehicles were involved and no one else was injured.
A car struck a 12-year-old boy Tuesday night when he entered a road in Pacifica between two parked cars, police said Wednesday.
The collision was reported at 9:33 p.m. in the 400 block of Monterey Road.
The boy was taken to a hospital to be treated for a leg injury that is not considered life-threatening, police said.
A preliminary investigation by police indicated that the boy entered the roadway by walking in between parked vehicles. Speed does not appear to be a factor in the collision, according to police.
A 23-year-old Fresno man was killed Tuesday morning in a rollover on Avenue 12 in Madera County, said a California Highway Patrol Officer.
The crash was reported about 6:50 a.m. on Avenue 12 west of Highway 41. The pickup was traveling at a high speed when it went off the roadway and rolled a couple times before coming to rest on its roof, police said.
The man, who was driving alone, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The accident remains under investigation.