Houston police find man dead from unexpected wound after crashing car into a light pole

The man was found dead after he crashed his car into a light pole Sunday.

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Authorities found the driver of the dark sedan at approximately 8:30 p.m. off the Southwest Freeway near Beltway 8.

It is unknown if he was driving on the frontage road, but investigators are searching for surveillance videos of the area.

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“The victim was unconscious, HFD removed him from the vehicle and found that he was deceased. It appears that the victim has an injury to his neck consistent with a gun shot wound,” Houston Police Department Sgt. Robert Klementich told Eyewitness News.

The driver was the sole occupant of the car; the power had to be shut off as police worked the incident.

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