UPDATE: TUESDAY - 11:25 a.m.
The Nueces County Medical Examiner has identified the driver of the crash as Richard Darren French, a 54-year-old male.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Emergency crews responded to a major single-vehicle crash on the 5700 block of Interstate Highway 37 southbound near the State Highway 358 interchange around 6:27 a.m. on Tuesday.
According to Corpus Christi Police Department Senior Officer Antonio Contreras, an unknown male traveled off the highway and crashed his vehicle. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Corpus Christi Police Department posted on social media that the flyover from I37 to SH 358 eastbound is shut down as they investigate.
Motorists are encouraged to seek an alternate route and expect delays.
"When officers arrived, they located a single occupant in the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased on scene. Follow-up traffic investigators were called out to assist. Witnesses told officers the vehicle was traveling in the right lane of the highway, went off the road, and struck a support pillar," said CCPD Senior Officer Antonio Contreras.
Investigators say it is unknown at this time what caused the driver to leave the roadway.
