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Driver dies after crashing into pole, ejected from car in Queens

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) --Officials are investigating the death of a man who was thrown from his car after crashing into a pole in Queens late Sunday night.

It happened just after 9:20 p.m. in the vicinity of Cross Bay Boulevard and East 1st Road in Broad Channel, authorities said Tuesday.


The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad determined that 27-year-old Melvin Garcia was driving a red Toyota Corolla northbound on Cross Bay Boulevard when he failed to properly navigate the roadway and struck a wooden pole on the right side of the road.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle and sustained severe body trauma.

EMS pronounced Garcia dead at the scene.

An investigation remains ongoing.