A 17-year-old male driver sustained serious injuries after his car collided with a power pole and split in two on Wednesday night in Redmond.

Members of the Redmond police and fire departments responded to the high-speed collision at about 9:15 p.m., according to Redmond Police Department Public Information Officer Becky Range.

Range said the silver vehicle was traveling eastbound on Redmond Way and hit the pole on the southeast corner of Redmond Way and Northeast 80th Street. The teen, who was the authorized driver of the vehicle, was ejected from the car. After he was rendered aid, he was immediately transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

No one else was in the vehicle and it was a single-car accident.

Range said it was difficult for responders to survey the scene because downed power lines fell on top of the car. Members of Puget Sound Energy soon arrived and de-energized the pole — so the wires were no longer live — allowing the responders to do their job.

Responders used thermal imaging equipment in the nearby grassy area — which contained debris from the wreck and a broken stop sign — to determine that there were no other passengers, Range said.

Range said officials have yet to determine the circumstances that caused the driver to be speeding.