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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 23-year-old man died after he crashed his car into a pole early Sunday morning in New Albany, Indiana.

Indiana State Police said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash around 1:40 a.m. in the 1800 block of Klerner Lane.

According to police, 23-year-old Cole Lamkin of Charlestown, Indiana, drove off the roadway and crashed into a pole. 

Lamkin was the only one in the car and was taken to UofL Hospital where he later died.

Police said Lamkin hit a mailbox and utility pole, but it's unknown at this time why his vehicle left the roadway.

There were no signs of alcohol or drugs, and weather wasn't a factor, according to ISP.

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