Fatal Crash on I-84 in Southington Early Sunday

A driver died early Sunday morning after crashing into an "illumination pole" along on I-84 East in Southington, causing the vehicle to roll over, State Police from the Troop H barracks in Hartford reported.

Andrew Santos, 29, of Hartford, was driving three others "in the area of Exit 28" when he lost control of his 2006 Infinity and veered "into the right shoulder between the Exit 29 off-ramp and on-ramp," state police said in the accident report. The car rolled over immediately after striking a light pole on the shoulder, state police said, and the airbags were deployed.

State police responded at 2:33 a.m. to the accident scene, located about one tenth of a mile west of Exit 28 in Southington, according to the accident report.

Santos died on-scene, and an American Medical Response ambulance took two back seat passengers, Stanley Reddick, 27, of Hartford, and Peter Thomas, 28, of Lowell, MA, to Hartford Hospital to be treated for "non-incapacitating" injuries, according to state police. The front seat passenger in the car, Reginald Gilbert, 22, of Hartford, went to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford due to "non-incapacitating evidence" of injuries, as well, state police said. Santos' family has been notified.

Volpe and Sons towed Santos' totalled car.

The Southington Fire Department was also at the scene to assist state police, according to the Southington Police Department.

The accident remains under investigation.