Police have identified the man who died in a crash that closed Middletown Avenue in North Haven on Monday morning.
Police said a car was traveling north on Middletown Avenue, also known as Route 17. Officers believe the driver was attempting to pass cars on a curvy portion of the road when he lost control around 11:00 a.m. The car flipped over, hit a guardrail and took out a utility pole. The pole came down and went through the man's car.
Police at the scene waited for Frontier to arrive to stabilize the pole before they could get to the man inside.
According to officers, the male driver, identified as 26-year-old John Angeloni, of North Haven, was killed in the crash. Nobody else was injured in the accident.
The accident reconstruction team was at the scene. Officials believe speed was a factor in the crash.
Middletown Avenue from Montowese Avenue to Village Street was closed for hours, but has since reopened.
