A man has died after his car left the road and collided with a tree.
The incident, involving a silver Mercedes SLK car, happened in the early hours of December 28, on the eastbound carriageway of the A177, near Thorpe Thewles, in County Durham.
The driver, a 30-year-old man, was declared deceased at the scene and the road was closed for several hours following the incident.
Durham Constabulary said an investigation is under way to try to establish why the car left the road.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information should call 101, quoting incident number 44 of December 28.
