A driver died after their vehicle crashed and caught fire off Highway 101 in Mendocino County. Early Saturday morning, an SUV went off the shoulder and crashed into a tree near Steele Lane in Laytonville. The SUV was engulfed in flames when CHP arrived. The driver, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire spread into nearby vegetation, but was stopped by firefighters. CHP is still investigating the cause.
