One killed in Martinez crash

Police in Martinez are investigating a vehicle crash that left one person dead Thursday night.

Officers with the Martinez Police Department responded Thursday at 10 p.m. to the 800 block of Howe Road on a report of a vehicle crash.

Responding officers located a 37-year-old man trapped in a passenger car that had crashed into a parked commercial vehicle, police said.

The man was unresponsive and had to be removed from the vehicle by emergency crews.

He was then transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

Police said it appears the man was the only occupant of the car at the time of the collision, and there were no other victims located.

Police have not released the identity of the man.