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Names Released in Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: US Highway 18, mile marker 430 and 466th Ave, five miles south of Lennox, SD
When: 3:27 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Vehicle 1: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado
Driver 1: Jerry L. Wallenstein, 68-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Passenger 1: Mary Ann Wallenstein, 64-year-old femalefrom Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Vehicle 2: 2024 Harley Davidson
Driver 2: Jerry A. Shafer, 60-year-old male from Homeworth, OH, fatal injuries
Helmet Use: No
Lincoln County, S.D.- A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 18 near Lennox, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Jerry L. Wallenstein, the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling eastbound on US 18 in the left turning lane to turn northbound onto 466th Avenue. The driver of a Harley Davidson, Jerry A. Shafer, was westbound on US 18. The Silverado collided with the Motorcycle, ejecting Shafer, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and a passenger in the Silverado were not injured.
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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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/ Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.