SANTA ANA: Riverside man killed after crashing into pole

May 10, 2015 10:36 pm

A Riverside man died in a car crash early Sunday, May 10, in Santa Ana.

Alec Knudsen, 20, struck a pole with his Jeep in the 2000 block of North Main Street near the Bowers Museum, according to Santa Ana police and the Orange County coroner.

Police and fire personnel responded to the scene about 4:15 a.m. They declared Knudsen, who was the only person in the soft-top Jeep, dead at the scene.

No other information was available about the cause of the crash, including whether the driver was impaired, police Cmdr. Jeff Smith said. No witnesses have been identified.