Fatality Crash in Idaho Falls

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Idaho State Police

District 6 1540 Foote Dr.

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828

(208) 528-3400 FAX: (208) 528-3485

For Immediate Release: 05/20/2021 11:30 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, May 20, 2021, at approximately 7:11 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle, fatality crash, on Sunnyside Road, in Idaho Falls.

David Strangfeld, 31, of Idaho Falls, was traveling in a 2008 Ford F150 eastbound on Sunnyside Road just east of the Snake River approaching Yellowstone Highway at a high rate of speed. Strangfeld left the road and the vehicle rolled. Strangfeld succumbed to his injuries on scene. Next of kin has been notified. He was wearing his seatbelt.

The eastbound lanes of travel on Sunnyside Road were completely blocked for approximately one hour and forty minutes. One eastbound lane was still blocked for an additional hour and twenty minutes.

This crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police was assisted on scene by Idaho Falls Police Department and Idaho Falls Fire and Ambulance.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho