A man is dead after his vehicle went off the road and struck a telephone pole in Chelsea.

A press release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety said the victim was identified as 28-year-old Kevin Martin of Jefferson.

The release said he was driving on Togus Rd. just before 7 p.m. Wednesday when he made an unsafe pass at a high rate of speed.

He went over a knoll and swerved to avoid a car pulling into a driveway.

He lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and struck a telephone pole, causing the vehicle to roll before it came to rest in a ditch.

Martin was pronounced dead at the scene.