A 59-year-old California man was killed in a one vehicle accident north of Stoneburg during the early morning hours on Dec. 15.The Department of Public Safety report states the accident occurred at 2:24 a.m. on Dec. 15 1.1 miles north of Stoneburg on U.S. 81. It was raining and the roadways were wet. Epifanio Trejo Rodriguez was driving a 2010 Freightliner towing a 2006 utility trailer southbound on U.S. 81. The report states the driver failed to drive in a single lane and traveled across the northbound lane and shoulder. Rodriguez was from Cherry Valley, CA. The vehicle then entered the ditch, striking a fence and a tree. It began to roll and the trailer separated from the truck tractor. The preliminary report states the cause of the driver veering off the roadway is unknown at this time.