Driver died in wreck during police chase on 101

The male driver of a pickup truck died early Friday morning when the vehicle collided with a center divide during a police chase on Highway 101 in San Benito County.
That chase started in the Prunedale Improvement Project area of Highway 101 at about 12:23 a.m. Friday, according to a statement released Monday from the California Highway Patrol.
A CHP officer observed the gray 2000 Toyota Tundra driving at a high rate of speed and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver evaded, however, and fled north on Highway 101, according to the CHP.
The pickup driver, whose identity was not immediately known, passed Cole Road in San Benito County and lost control of the vehicle, according to the CHP. He collided with the center divide and was ejected. The driver was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene. 
The CHP reported it is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision, which is under investigation.
Northbound Highway 101 was closed for about five hours.