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Brookings County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: 478th Avenue and 209th Street, one mile north of Bushnell, SD
When: 4:51 p.m., Monday, May 5, 2025
Driver 1: 34-year-old male from Hendricks, MN, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe
Seat belt Used: No
Driver 2: 67-year-old male from White, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 2: 1985 Freightliner Conventional FLC
Seat belt Used: Yes
Brookings County, S.D.- One person died and another was seriously injured in a head-on crash one mile north of Bushnell, SD, Monday afternoon.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling southbound on 478th Avenue in the northbound lane, when it collided with an oncoming northbound 1985 Freightliner dump truck.
The driver of the Tahoe was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Freightliner sustained serious, non-life-threatening 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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