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Name Released in Lake County Fatal Crash
What: Single vehicle fatal crash
Where: 451st Avenue and Pelican Point Road, three miles southwest of Madison, SD
When: 2:33 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Vehicle 1: 2010 Lincoln MKX
Driver 1: David James Hanson, 66-year-old male from Nunda, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: No
Lake County, S.D. – A Nunda, SD man died Tuesday, April 14 in a single-vehicle crash three miles southwest of Madison, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates David James Hanson, the driver of a 2010 Lincoln MKX, was traveling westbound across 451st Avenue from Pelican Point Road when the vehicle left the roadway and went into a grass field where it collided with a tree stump, causing the vehicle to overturn.
Hanson was not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is 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.