Crime & Safety

Man Crashes Car Into Power Pole, Dies

The crash happened on Holohan Road near Highway 152 on Saturday morning.

By Bay City News Service

A man was killed Saturday morning when he lost control near state Highway 152 in Watsonville and crashed into a power pole, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The man, a 31-year-old Watsonville resident, was driving west on Holohan Road around 10:20 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle for an unknown reason, according to the CHP.

The vehicle went off the southern edge of the road and struck a wooden power pole, causing the vehicle to spins several times before it came to rest in the westbound lane.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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