CHP: Man dead after deadly crash south of Salinas

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The CHP is confirming one person is dead after a crash south of Salinas along Abbott Street.

CHP officers at the scene tell KION two vehicles collided head-on, with one person pronounced dead in the aftermath. The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Humberto Lopez Castrejon of Soledad.

The crash was reported just after 1 a.m. along Abbott near the Mann Packaging facility.

The other individual was transported to Natividad for treatment.

No identifying information was immediately available about the victim.

CHP Dispatch also confirms to KION that the off-ramp from Northbound 101 onto Abbott was shut down for a brief time.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

This is a developing story