Fatal crash near Medical Lake

A driver was killed in a single vehicle crash just east of Medical Lake early Saturday morning.

Spokane Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a crash in the 8700 block of South Craig Road at approximately 3:15 a.m. The vehicle had gone off the road and rolled, according a Sheriff’s Office news release, before coming to rest upside down in a ditch.

Spokane County Fire District 3 arrived on-scene and extracted the driver from the vehicle. Despite life-saving efforts, the driver was pronounced dead on the scene.

An investigation is ongoing, according to the release.