Car hits utility pole in Apex, 1 killed

A car crashed into a utility pole outside a Waffle House restaurant near downtown Apex on Sunday, killing the driver.

The wreck at 1417 E. Williams St./N.C. Highway 55, near an exit from U.S. Highway 1, happened just before 1:45 a.m.

Steven William Ward, 23, was driving the 2008 Nissan Altima and was killed. Two injured passengers were treated and released from WakeMed.