Melissa Tates, 34, killed, after her car crashes into a utility pole at an intersection in Pittsburgh.

A 34-year-old Beaver Falls woman was killed when her car struck a utility pole Sunday morning in Pittsburgh, police said.

Melissa Tates died when her car hit a pole at the corner of 17th Street and Liberty Avenue in the strip district around 7 a.m., police said.

Police said icy conditions did not cause the accident, and investigators are looking into whether a medical condition contributed to the crash.

An autopsy will be performed Sunday.