A firefighter inspects damage to a home along N. 7th Street in Philadelphia after a car crashed into a building early Saturday.
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after, officials said, a car traveling at a high rate of speed drove into a home near the intersection of 7th and Green streets in the city's East Poplar neighborhood, early Saturday.
According to police, officers responded to the incident at about 3:09 a.m. on Saturday, after a vehicle had reportedly struck a pole at that location before continuing on into a house.
The 25-year-old man who, police said, was at the wheel of the vehicle when it crashed was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced at about 3:40 a.m.
On Saturday afternoon, officials said Tyreese Clark from North Philadelphia died in the crash.
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Officials said that investigators believe the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, northbound on N. 7th Street, before Clark likely lost control and caused the crash.
Law enforcement officials said the incident remains under investigation.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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