BRANDON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) - A Brandon man is dead after a reported crash into a utility pole in the rainy early-morning hours of Tuesday.

According to Vermont State Police, a report came in at around 1:00 a.m. of a car that had collided with a pole on Vermont Route 73/Forest Dale Road near Country Club Road.

The driver of the car was reportedly unresponsive, and workers from Green Mountain Power performed CPR in an effort to revive him.

Unfortunately, David Fletcher, 62, of Brandon, was pronounced dead after being taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center.

Authorities said that alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash.

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