UPDATE: Victim in Ash Road fatal crash identified Thursday afternoon

UPDATE: The victim of Thursday morning's crash on Ash Road has been identified by authorities as 24-year-old Charles N. Pereira of Mishawaka.

"Speed is a preliminary a factor in the crash, however the crash remains under investigation," authorities said.

ORIGINAL: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- Traffic is open both ways on Ash Road after a fatal single-vehicle crash.

St. Joseph County police confirm the 24-year-old driver left the road at 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, in Harris Township.

When drivers arrived, they found the man dead, with the vehicle crashing in a wooded area.

Ash Road was closed between Adams & Anderson Roads until around 7 a.m.