Sisters man killed when SUV crashes into power pole on Hwy. 20 west of Bend

(Update: OSP identifies crash victim)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 35-year-old Sisters man was killed Saturday afternoon when his SUV left U.S. Highway 20 between Bend and Sisters and struck a power pole, Oregon State Police said.

Troopers and other emergency personnel responded around 1:40 p.m. to the single-vehicle crash near milepost 8, officials said.

A preliminary investigation found that Neil Muller was heading east when his Toyota Highlander went off the road and struck the pole, troopers said. Muller sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.

ODOT said the crash left a power line across the highway and Central Electric Cooperative repair crews arrived on scene shortly before 3 p.m.

One lane of Highway 20 reopened shortly before 5 p.m. with flaggers directing traffic.

Traffic earlier backed up until a detour around the crash scene was put in place.

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