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Names Released in Gregory County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: 350th Avenue and 286th Street, nine miles north of Herrick, SD
When: 2:09 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2025
Driver 1: Jon C. Smikle, 40-year-old male from Herrick, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2001 Ford F-250
Seat belt Used: No
Driver 2: Lori Ann Koenig, 59-year-old female from Fairfax, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2007 Honda CR-V
Seat belt Used: No
Gregory County, S.D.- A Fairfax, SD woman died in a two-car crash, nine miles north of Herrick, SD Saturday afternoon.
Preliminary crash information indicates Jon C. Smikle, the driver of a 2001 Ford F-250, was traveling northbound on 350th Avenue near 286th Street. At the same time, Lori Ann Koenig, the driver of a 2007 Honda CR-V, was traveling southbound on 350th Avenue. The vehicles met at the crest of a hill where they collided.
Smikle was uninjured. Koenig sustained fatal 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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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.