Driver dies in solo Walnut Creek car crash near downtown

WALNUT CREEK Police are inspecting the death of a man whose carriage struck a tree on Ygnacio Valley Road early Saturday morning Walnut Creek police provided little information about the crash other than to say in a news release that it took place about a m Saturday A motorcycle of an unspecified make was traveling east on Ygnacio Valley Boulevard when for an unknown reason it crashed into a tree just west of North Main Street No other vehicles were involved and the driver the only occupant of his van died at the scene Walnut Creek police explained no further details would be published over the weekend including the identity of the deceased Anyone who has information about the crash is urged to call the police department at - - or its anonymous tip line at - -