
A 48-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday, along Roosevelt Boulevard at Bustleton Avenue, police said.
According to law enforcement officials, the incident happened at about 3:15 a.m., when a vehicle that was driven by the victim struck a light pole along the median on Roosevelt Boulevard at Bustleton Avenue.
The driver, police said, needed to be extracted from the vehicle by first responders and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at about 5:25 a.m.
An investigation into this incident, police said, is ongoing.
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