Speeding driver killed after crashing into pole in southwest Houston
HOUSTON - Authorities say a driver was killed Sunday morning after crashing into a pole in southwest Houston.
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Investigators with the Houston Police Department say they received a call just before 8 a.m. about a driver, an unidentified man, heading southbound at a high rate of speed in the 1100 block of Telephone Rd. when his truck left the roadway.
Shortly afterward, officials say the truck jumped a curb before taking out a utility pole and spun out of control. We're told several nearby residents were without power as a result.
The truck came to a complete stop after hitting a rod-ironed fence, causing the driver to get partially ejected and wedged between the truck and the fence.
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No other vehicles were involved in the accident, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
No additional information was released, as of this writing.