Durham police are investigating a crash on Garrett Road that left a man dead early Tuesday morning.

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Police responded to the fatal collision in the 4000 block of Garrett Road just before 2 a.m. The man, driving a 2014 Nissan Altima, was traveling north on Garrett Road and passed through the intersection at Lansbury Drive when he veered to the right and drove through a ditch, hitting a raised driveway.

Police said the car passed through the driveway, ran over a fence and hit a parked car. The man was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police, and was thrown to the backseat.

The man, whom police have not publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police said a female passenger was also in the car but was wearing a seatbelt. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Investigator T. Fitting at 919-560-4935 ext. 29409.

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