Custer County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Intersection of SD Highway 89 and US 385, in Pringle, SD city limits
When:   11:521a.m., Thursday, June 27, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2006 Chevrolet Impala
Driver 1: Female, 46, no injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Passenger 1: Male, 21, no injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes

Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Driver 2: Male, 82, fatal injuries
Helmet Use: Yes

Custer County, S.D.- An 82-year-old man died yesterday from injuries received in a June 27 crash in Pringle, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2006 Chevrolet Impala was traveling southbound on US 385, approaching the intersection at SD Highway 89. At the same time, a bicyclist was traveling northbound on SD Highway 89 and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and the two vehicles collided. The driver and passenger in the Impala were not injured. They bicyclist was lifeflighted to a nearby hospital and passed away on July 3 from his injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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