The Des Moines Police Department announced the city's first traffic fatality on Sunday morning.

Authorities responded to a single-car accident around 3:30 a.m. in the Hobby Lobby parking lot at 4080 Merle Hay Road, according to a DMPD news release.

First responders discovered a 2012 Chevrolet Impala that had crashed into a light pole. The driver, a 59-year-old male, was the only occupant in the vehicle.

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Authorities performed lifesaving efforts at the scene, which included CPR before transferring the driver to the hospital. The male later died at the hospital.

Officials, according to a preliminary investigation, believe excessive speed likely contributed to the accident.

The Des Moines Police Department's traffic unit will complete a technical investigation of the crash. More information will be released as it becomes available.

Authorities did not release the name of the deceased in its release.

Brandon Hurley is a content editor for the Des Moines Register. He also is editor of the Ames Tribune and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at [email protected].