Man killed in Idaho Falls crash

UPDATE

An Idaho Falls man was killed in a crash on Sunnyside Road Thursday evening.

David Strangfeld, 31, was traveling eastbound on Sunnyside Road in a 2008 Ford F150 “at a high rate of speed” around 7:15 p.m., according to Idaho State Police. He crashed through a fence and rolled his vehicle just before Yellowstone Highway. Strangfeld died at the scene.

Both eastbound lanes were blocked for approximately two hours. One eastbound lane remained closed for an additional hour and twenty minutes.

Multiple Idaho Falls Police troopers, Idaho Falls ambulances and Idaho Falls Police officers were on the scene. Idaho Falls Power crews were also called as a pole was hit.

ORIGINAL STORY

IDAHO FALLS — Police have closed part of Sunnyside Road following a crash involving a pickup truck Thursday night.

Emergency crews were called to the area near Snake River Parkway around 7:15 p.m. after a white pickup truck crashed through a fence and rolled onto its top. One man was in the vehicle and information about his injuries has not been released.

Multiple Idaho Falls Police officers, Idaho Falls ambulances and Idaho State Police troopers were on the scene. Idaho Falls Power crews were called as a pole was hit and came down.

The eastbound lanes of Sunnyside Road from Snake River Parkway to Yellowstone Highway are closed and traffic is being diverted. One westbound lane remains open but drivers are asked to avoid the area.

EastIdahoNews.com will post additional details as we learn more.