Hardin County, Ill. – Police are investigating a fatal car wreck.

Illinois State Police say the crash happened on Route 146, about two miles east of Route 34 in Hardin County early Saturday morning. Police say the driver of a 1996 Honda Accord was thrown from the vehicle after it left the roadway, crossed a ditch, hit a telephone pedestal and knocked over a tree.

The driver has not been identified as of Monday morning.