Man dies following single-vehicle crash in Philadelphia's West Mount Airy neighborhood

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One person is dead following a crash in the West Mount Airy section of Philadelphia.

The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday on the 200 block of Pelham Road.

Police say say 34-year-old Desmont Kwame Brown was driving a 2007 Dodge when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a snowbank before crashing through a fence in the front yard of a home.

Medics transported Brown to the hospital for a severe head injury.

He was pronounced dead a short time later.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no injuries were reported by residents inside the home.

Police are still investigating what may have led to the crash.