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Names Released in Custer County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: U.S. Highway 16A / Washington Street, Custer, S.D.
When: 10:44 a.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Driver No. 1: Bonnie Manitz, 78, Hot Springs, S.D., Not injured
Vehicle No. 1: 2017 Subaru Outback
Passenger: Francis Cummings, 79, Hot Springs, S.D., Not injured
Driver No. 2: Michael Congrove, 67, Neenah, WI, Fatal injuries
Vehicle No. 2: 2022 Genuine Scooter Company Buddy moped
Passenger No. 2: Donna Champeau, 74, Appleton, WI, Fatal injuries
CUSTER COUNTY, S.D.- A man and woman from Wisconsin have been identified as the people who died Tuesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Custer, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2017 Subaru Outback was stopped at the stop sign on Washington Street at its intersection with U.S. Highway 16A in Custer, S.D. At the same time, a 2022 Genuine Scooter Company Buddy moped was traveling eastbound on US 16A toward Washington St.
The Subaru Outback pulled out in front of the moped. The moped was not able to avoid a collision and struck the front driver’s side of the Outback. The driver and passenger of the moped became separated from the vehicle.
The driver of the 2017 Outback, Bonnie Manitz, age 78, was not injured.
She was wearing a seatbelt.
Francis Cummings, age 79, a passenger in the 2017 Outback was not injured.
He was wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the 2022 Buddy moped, Michael Congrove, age 67, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
He was wearing a helmet.
Donna Champeau, age 74, a passenger of the 2022 Buddy moped sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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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