New London — Police on Friday identified the driver who died following a single-vehicle crash on Ocean Avenue Thursday night as Susan Wheeler, 73, of Niantic.

Fire and police personnel responded to a report of a crash into a pole in the area of 897 Ocean Ave. around 7:54 p.m. Thursday. Police said it appeared the vehicle hit several objects before coming to a stop in a yard.

Wheeler was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and later died, while a lone passenger was not taken to the hospital, police said.

Police said the family and friends of Wheeler were in their thoughts and prayers. The accident remains under investigation and ask anyone with information to call the department at (860) 447-5269, ext. 0.