A man is dead after crashing a car into a utility pole in Northeast Philadelphia early Saturday morning, according to police.
Police said officers were called to the 10000 block of Academy Road at 12:55 a.m. after receiving a report of an auto accident.
The driver - later identified as 19-year-old Kyle Prince Joselin - was driving a 2009 Black Chevy Cobalt, traveling northbound when he lost control of the vehicle and hit a utility police, according to police.
Joselin was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:18 a.m. by medics, police said. A 18-year-old passenger who has not been identified was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
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The impact of the crash had split the pole at its base tilting it to the side. A PECO vehicle was at the scene but it's not clear if anyone lost power as a result of the crash.
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