Driver injured after slamming into highway guard rail in southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has been hospitalized after a crash in southwest Fresno on Thursday morning.

It happened before 2:30 am.

Investigators say the driver slammed into a guard rail at the Highway 180 on-ramp to northbound Highway 99.

He was taken to a local hospital with major injuries.

Officers say they believe the man may have been drinking.