FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, July 17, 2016
Contact: Tony Mangan, Department of Public Safety, 605-280-5648

Names Released in Jackson County Fatal Crash

What: Semi-truck and parked vehicle crash

Where:  I-90, mile marker 138 (Scenic Overlook exit), 22 miles west of Kadoka, S.D.

When: 8:42 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2016

Driver No. 1: Gary Haggard, 54, Clarkson, MI, Fatal

Vehicle: 2016 International Truck Tractor

Driver No. 2: Myong Cha Chan, 57, Columbus, GA, Life-Threatening Injuries

Passenger: Ok Yeon Yoon, 63, South Korea, Life-Threatening Injuries

Vehicle: 2001 Toyota Corolla

KADOKA, S.D. – Gary Haggard, 54, Clarkson, MI, has been identified as the person killed Friday morning when a truck trailer hit a parked vehicle at the Scenic Overlook exit, west of Kadoka, S.D.

A westbound 2016 International Truck Tractor pulling a tanker trailer turned off Interstate 90 at the Scenic Overlook exit. The truck trailer went up the exit ramp and into the parking lot, hitting a curb. The truck tipped over and slid into a parked 2001 Toyota Corolla, located at the north end of the parking lot.

There was nobody in the car, but the four occupants were located in the grassy area north of the parked vehicle. Two of the four occupants, both female, were seriously injured when struck by the parked vehicle after it had been hit by the truck tractor.

Haggard, who was driving the truck tractor, was transported to the Philip hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The two injured occupants of the car have been identified as Myong Cha Chan, 57, Columbus, GA and Ok Yeon Yoon, 63, South Korea. Both women were airlifted to the Rapid City hospital with life-threatening injuries.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Other agencies on scene were the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and personnel from numerous local fire departments.

The Scenic Overlook and parking lot were closed to the public for a time. I-90 remained open.

An approximate location of the crash can found here: SCENIC OVERLOOK CRASH

The Highway Patrol is part 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.