The dragster went off the end of the track and overturned in a wash, authorities said. Officials identified the driver as 43-year-old Marcus Norris, of Lichfield Park, Ariz.

The Ford Explorer was going about 80 mph when it hit a concrete pillar for the 215 Freeway overpass, according to a witness the CHP said.

The highway is unlit in the area where the man was struck, and there were no witnesses, the CHP said.

The U.S. trucking industry is in dire need of drivers and some companies are recruiting felons.

The crash happened about 1:10 a.m Wednesday on the 215 Freeway south of Palm Avenue, the CHP said.

An Orange County woman died in the crash.

Many nations had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace.

Ureno could face up to nine years in state prison if convicted.

Matt Vecere was on his way to a United Nations assembly on the environment, to talk about the need for air quality monitors worldwide.