CARBONDALE – One person died after the vehicle they were driving left the roadway and struck a utility pole Wednesday morning in the 500 block of East Main Street in Carbondale.

According to Carbondale Police, officers were called to the scene and found the driver unresponsive and began life-saving efforts.

The driver was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale but didn’t survive. The driver’s identity is not being released until family members are notified.

The driver was the only person in the vehicle. No one else was injured as a result of the crash.

The cause of death is preliminarily being attributed to a medical related event prior to the crash. No additional details of the crash are being released at this time.

Carbondale Police continue to investigate the crash.