Man dies after crashing into utility pole in Newport News

A man died Saturday night after crashing into a utility pole in Newport News.

Police were called for the single-vehicle crash just before 7:30 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue near Meadow Creek Drive.

When officers arrived, they found the driver — a 29-year-old man who has not been publicly identified — dead at the scene, according to a news release from police.

Police did not say what might have caused the crash, only that the man drove off the roadway and hit a utility pole.

Jessica Nolte, 757-912-1675, jnolte@dailypress.com