ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – The Allen County Sheriff’s Department (ACSD) is investigating a crash that left a man dead. The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. Friday in the 10,000 block of Wayne Trace, west of Hoffman Road.

A preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle left the roadway. It then struck a pole, according to ACSD. Medics pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Police said no one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

The crash caused the power to go out in the area. Just over 100 customers were affected, according to Indiana Michigan Power’s outage map.

The Allen County Coroner will release the victim’s identity and manner of death at a later time. The crash remains under investigation.