WATSONVILLE >> The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 58-year-old man killed in a solo-vehicle crash near Corralitos Sunday as Watsonville resident Sean Wilkins Sr.

Wilkins was driving a black 2003 GMC Yukon southbound on Eureka Canyon Road at an undetermined speed around midday Sunday when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a dirt embankment south of Las Colinas Drive.

The vehicle then traveled in a westerly direction and came to rest in a nearby creek, authorities reported. Despite lifesaving efforts from first responders, Wilkins was pronounced dead at the scene due to major injuries.

According to a release from the California Highway Patrol, the crash is under investigation and, as of Sunday, it was unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor.