The crash was around four a.m. this past Sunday on northbound I-29 at Mile Marker 50 in Council Bluffs, and Bluffs Police now say the driver who died is identified as 32 year old Darian Davis of Lincoln, Nebraska.
They also say the investigation revealed that speed was a factor in the crash.
Police say officers and firefighters arrived on the scene to find a vehicle fully engulfed in fire.
The vehicle appeared to have struck a sign pole on the side of the roadway and split apart, causing a large debris field.
Officers found one deceased person inside the front half of the vehicle.
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