A 31-year-old Mississauga man is dead and a 21-year-old was taken into police custody after a vehicle slammed into a pole on Central Parkway East south of Eglinton Avenue early Saturday morning, Peel Regional Police report.

The crash happened at 4:37 a.m. and police say the intersection remained closed until afternoon and the Major Collision Bureau is investigating.

Police say they took the driver into custody on suspicion of drunk driving. He was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The blue Infinity G35 was southbound at the time of the crash. Police are looking for witnesses or anyone with dashcam or video surveillance footage.