The California Highway Patrol says the car launched into the air and traveled the length of nearly half a football field.
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The crash happened on Sumner Avenue near Adams Avenue -- that's northeast of San Joaquin.
The car became airborne, went over a canal and landed on the side of an embankment 165 feet away before catching on fire.
Officers say the crash happened sometime late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
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An employee with the water district saw the crash wreckage and reported it at about 6 am Wednesday.
The driver died at the scene -- no one else was in the car.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.