The driver who died in an early Wednesday morning crash in Redding has been identified as 32-year-old Michael Errol Runyon of Cottonwood, the Shasta County Coroner's Office said.

Runyon was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.

The case remains under investigation by the Redding Police Department, according to the coroner's office.

A driver died early Wednesday morning in a solo crash on Hartnell Avenue.

Redding police say the driver was going fast in a 2014 Dodge Charger at 1:47 a.m. and lost control in a sweeping turn at the road's intersection with Shotwick Trail.

The eastbound Charger rolled over and caught fire with the unconscious driver trapped inside, police said.

A private security guard who arrived following the crash extinguished the vehicle fire before emergency personnel got there.

An investigation by the Redding Police Traffic Unit showed the car had left the roadway before running into a street sign, a metal pole, a chain-link fence and tree before ending up on its roof. The car's debris struck the building at 400 Hartnell Ave. and caused damage, police said.

"Redding Fire Department and emergency personnel worked to free the solo occupant who ultimately was pronounced deceased at the scene," police said on Facebook.

The Shasta County Coroner's Office will release the driver's name after next of kin is notified.

The traffic unit says it's still investigating the crash.

"It is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision," police said.

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Mike Chapman is an award-winning reporter and photographer for the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif. His newspaper career spans Yreka and Eureka in Northern California and Bellingham, Wash. Support local journalism by subscribing today.