Sacramento, CA : A Ripon man was killed when his car collided with an oak tree head on outside Valley Springs on April, Wednesday 26th 2017

A Ripon man was killed when his car collided with an oak tree head on outside Valley Springs Wednesday.

The man was identified Thursday by California Highway Patrol as Steven Sapp, 69.

According to a news release from the CHP, Sapp was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer westbound on Highway 12 east of Evans Road at an unknown speed when the driver rode off the roadway, through the shoulder and hit the tree.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing the release said. Neither drugs nor alcohol were considered to be contributing factors in the crash.

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Ripon man killed in Highway 12 crash