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Driver killed after driving off road, hitting light pole in Mason County

SHELTON, Wash. — A driver was killed in a crash Saturday morning in Mason County after driving off the road and hitting a light pole, officials said.

The crash happened on US 101 at Purdy Cutoff Road north of Shelton.

The driver was headed southbound and drove off the road, hitting a light pole, officials said.

Trooper Chelsea Hodgson said the car rolled onto its top, coming to a rest in a fish hatchery pond.

The driver was alone in the car and died in the crash.