Motorist Dies After Vehicle Strikes Pole In South Austin

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- A man died Saturday night after his pickup truck crashed into a pole on Interstate 35 service road, emergency officials said.

The accident occurred close to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 2700 block of South I-35 northbound, not far from St. Edwards University. The victim was a man in his 3os who was pronounced dead at the scene. Austin-Travis County EMS officials said.

There were no other injuries reported as a result of the accident. The man was the ony person inside the vehicle, officials said.