FREDERIKSTED — One person has died after losing control of his vehicle on the Melvin Evans Highway early this morning, authorities said.
Angel Espinosa, 34, was positively identified by family members as the crash victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department
A concerned citizen told the 911 Emergency Call Center at 2:37 a.m. today that a one vehicle auto accident happened on the Melvin H. Evans Highway near East Airport Road, according to the VIPD.
“The caller stated that there was a man trapped inside the vehicle,’ VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “The dispatcher notified V.I.P.D, Rescue, Fire, and EMS.”
The preliminary investigation revealed that a white 1997 Ford Escort was traveling from East to West on the Melvin H. Evans Highway at a high rate of speed, according to Dratte.
As the vehicle approached the intersection at Melvin H. Evans and East Airport Road the driver lost control of his vehicle, veered off the roadway and crashed into the utility pole on the southwestern shoulder of the roadway, police said.
“The pole was deeply embedded inside the vehicle from the impact,” the police spokesman said. “The driver was wearing his seatbelt.”
The Emergency Medical Technicians did not detect any vital signs from Espinosa, the VIPD said.
Espinosa succumbed to his injuries sustained because of the crash, according to the VIPD.
This case has been assigned to the Traffic Investigation Bureau and remains open and under investigation.
