Anchorage, AK : 20-year-old man died after SUV swerved off the road and struck a tree off Northern Lights Boulevard on Sunday, April 19, 2015

Police say a 20-year-old man died early Sunday, when his sport-utility vehicle slammed into a tree off Northern Lights Boulevard near the University of Alaska Anchorage.

In a Monday statement, APD spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said the vehicle’s sole occupant, Kevin Gonzalez-Bermudez, was declared dead at the scene of the crash. Police were informed shortly after 4:30 a.m. by a citizen of “a vehicle that had “swerved off the roadway and struck a tree near Wesleyan Drive.”

Officers with APD and the University Police Department responded to the scene.

“A preliminary investigation of the crash found that the vehicle, a white Toyota RAV4, was traveling westbound when it went over the center median, crossing into eastbound lanes and made impact with a large tree located on the south side of (East) Northern Lights Boulevard,” Castro wrote.

Castro said Monday that police were trying to determine whether any medical or mechanical issues led to Gonzalez-Bermudez's loss of control in the crash. Officers are also awaiting toxicology results to determine whether any impairment was involved.

"There was no initial indication of drugs or alcohol being involved," Castro said.

Gonzalez-Bermudez’s next of kin have been notified, as police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

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Anchorage police say 20-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash