LCSO release – On 07/18/21 at approximately 2345hrs deputies and fire personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash in the 38000blk of Pengra Rd. near Lowell. A single vehicle had been traveling eastbound on Pengra Rd. when it left the roadway and struck a tree. The vehicle then caught fire and burned some of the surrounding vegetation before firefighters were able to put the fire out. The driver of the involved vehicle, a 2005 Nissan car, died on scene. Authorities are working to confirm his identity and notify next of kin. Speed and alcohol are being investigated as factors contributing to the crash.