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Driver dies after car hits light pole on East Sample Road

A driver was killed in an early-morning crash on East Sample Road in Deerfield Beach, and the Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating.

This section of the road near the beach has recently-painted green bike lanes, and new sidewalks as part of improvements
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A driver died early Monday after a single-car crash on East Sample Road in Deerfield Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called to the 600 block of East Sample Road around 4:25 a.m. They said a 2013 BMW was traveling west when the driver lost control. The car spun, crossed a raised center median and entered the eastbound lanes. It then struck a concrete light pole before coming to rest on a sidewalk.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue pronounced the driver dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office did not release the driver’s identity.

The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the crash. Detectives have not said what caused the driver to lose control. Drivers in the area should expect continued investigative activity as the agency works to determine how the crash happened.

This story is a summary based on reporting by NBC 6 Deerfield Beach. Read the original for full details.

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