BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A woman died in a crash that occurred Tuesday morning on Highway 99, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP Bakersfield Area units responded to a report of a person on the shoulder waving at passing vehicles on northbound Highway 99, north of David Road, at around 3:10 a.m.

According to investigators, a man, 64, was driving a 2000 Honda Accord north on Highway 99, north of David Road, at about 70 mph. The driver is believed to have fallen asleep, causing the vehicle to veer onto the east shoulder.

The vehicle struck a dirt berm and went out of control, before rolling over and stopping in a dirt field, CHP said.

A 63-year-old female passenger, who wasn't restrained in the vehicle, was ejected from the Honda, according to officials. She was pronounc

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