A driver died Tuesday night after losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a utility pole on Kingshill Road near Kingshill Cemetery on St. Croix, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
The single-vehicle collision occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on the eastern shoulder of the southbound lane of Route 663, according to a VIPD police report.
Police said the driver was operating a red 2007 Nissan Sentra southbound at a high rate of speed when he lost control while negotiating a curve and struck a utility pole.
The driver was transported by ambulance to Juan F. Luis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead after suffering head injuries, police said.
Police identified the driver as Kenneth Belony after notifying his next of kin.
The crash remains under investigation by the VIPD Traffic Investigation Bureau.
