It happened shortly after 9 p.m. at Highway 99 near Ave. 76.
The California Highway Patrol says the man's car went into the center median, veered back across the southbound lanes of the freeway and hit a tree.
The man hasn't been identified but investigators say alcohol appears to have been a factor in the crash.
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