ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police have identified a 56-year-old man who was killed in a fiery rollover crash this week on ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s southeast side.
Robert Helseth was declared dead at the scene of the crash Thursday after his vehicle struck a power pole and burst into flames near East Irvington and South Kolb roads, the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Police Department said.
Helseth's 2005 Jeep Wrangler was westbound on Irvington about 8:30 pm, approaching Kolb and traveling at what witnesses said was a "high rate of speed," when it veered across opposing lanes of traffic and hit a concrete barrier so hard the vehicle went airborne, the department said in a news release Friday .
"When the vehicle landed it began to roll end over end," before striking a utility pole, the news release said. "The vehicle immediately caught fire and Mr. Helseth was unable to exit."
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It isn't yet known if the victim died from the fire or the impact of the crash. An autopsy is being conducted, police said.
