An Ironton man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a utility pole Thursday morning.

Donald H. Clark, 68, of Ironton was driving his 1992 Nissan Sentra when, according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, went off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole.

The release stated the Ironton Post responded to an incident of an unresponsive driver at 9:25 a.m. on State Route 650 near mile post 1.

Lawrence County EMS personnel were on the scene and discovered the driver and the Lawrence County Coroner pronounced Clark dead, according to the release.

The release stated the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation.