A pickup truck driver was killed in a single-vehicle freeway crash in Carlsbad early Monday.

The fatality on northbound Interstate 5 north of Poinsettia Lane was reported at 3:10 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The pickup struck a light pole, the CHP reported.

The driver of the pickup was an 18-year-old man, according to NBC 7/39.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.