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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 18, 2021
Contact: Tony Mangan, 605-280-5648
Names Released In Grant County Fatal Crash
WHAT: Two-Vehicle Crash
WHERE: 482nd Avenue near the intersection with 160th Street
12 miles southeast of Milbank, S.D.
WHEN: 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Driver No. 1: Jared Krakow, 32, Strandburg, S.D., No Injuries
Vehicle: 2014 Kenworth T800 Semi-truck and trailer
Driver No. 2: Taden Kruse, 16, Gary, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2008 Buick Lucerne
MILBANK, S.D. — A Gary, S.D., male has been identified as the person who died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash southeast of Milbank.
Preliminary information indicates that a 2008 Buick Lucerne was southbound on 482nd Avenue when it crossed the center line into the northbound lane and collided with a northbound 2014 Kenworth T800 semi-truck and trailer.
Taden Kruse, the 16-year-old driver of the Buick, was pronounced dead at the scene. His seat belt use is unknown.
Jared Krakow, 32, of Strandburg, S.D., was the driver of the semi-truck. He was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation. All information is preliminary at this time.
The Highway Patrol is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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