Name Released in Minnehaha County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle crash

Where:  Interstate 90 mile marker 403, one mile east of Sioux Falls

When:   9:19 p.m., Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

Driver No. 1: Brian Schipper, 41, Sioux Falls, S.D., fatal injuries

Vehicle No. 1: 2004 Pontiac Vibe

Minnehaha County, S.D.- A Sioux Falls man has been identified as the person who died Monday evening in a single vehicle crash east of Sioux Falls, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2004 Pontiac Vibe, driven by Brian Schipper of Sioux Falls, S.D., was traveling west on Interstate 90 near mile marker 403. The vehicle was in the left lane of travel and swerved toward the median to avoid a deer. The vehicle collided with the deer on the passenger side. The driver over-corrected to the right, lost control of the vehicle, and entered the north ditch. The vehicle rolled and the driver was thrown.

Schipper, 41, sustained fatal injuries in the crash.

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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