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Name Released in Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Single-vehicle crash
Where: 274th St./SD Hwy.17, 4 miles north of Lennox, SD
When: 3:44 p.m., Monday, October 23, 2023
Driver No. 1: Kolby Jennings, 14, Tea, SD, Minor injuries
Vehicle No. 1: 2013 GMC Yukon
Passenger No. 1: Female, 10, Tea, SD, Minor injuries
Passenger No. 2: Female, 6, Tea, SD, Serious Non-Life-Threatening injuries
Passenger No. 3: Male, 4, Tea, SD, Fatal injuries
LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D- A 4-year-old boy has been identified as the person who died Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash 4 miles north of Lennox, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2013 GMC Yukon was driving westbound on 274th St. which is a gravel road. For an unknown reason, just east of SD Hwy 17, the Yukon left the road (274th St.) to the right, entered a ditch, and rolled coming to rest on its roof.
The driver of the GMC Yukon, Kolby Jennings, age 14, of Tea, SD, sustained minor injuries.
He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Charges are pending.
There were three passengers all from Tea, SD.
The 10-year-old female passenger sustained minor injuries.
She was wearing a seatbelt.
The 6-year-old female passenger sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries. She was taken by ambulance to Sanford Hospital.
Seatbelt use is under investigation.
The 4-year-old male passenger sustained fatal injuries.
He was not wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s 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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