According to police, it appears the woman was heading south on Gracey Avenue near the intersection with Kensington when the 2016 Buick Verano she was driving went across Kensington and struck the pole in front of 20 Kensington Ave.
A passerby tried to help the woman but found that she was locked inside the car. The person then smashed the rear window to get to her, police said.
Firefighters and ambulance workers arrived and treated the woman at the scene before she was taken to MidState Medical Center, where she later was pronounced dead, according to police.