ETHEL - Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash early Tuesday morning that left a man dead. 

Troopers said the crash happened shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday on LA-19 near LA-10 in East Feliciana Parish. An investigation into the crash found that Brandon Martin, 36, tried to pass another vehicle, veered off the road, and hit a driveway. When Martin's car hit the driveway, it ramped into the air and hit a pole before landing upside-down. 

State police found that though Martin was properly restrained, he suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.