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                                                                                                   Names Released In Lincoln County Fatal Crash
 
 
 
What:    Two-Vehicle Crash
Where:  Intersection of 271st  Street and 476th Avenue
              Two miles northeast of Harrisburg, S.D.
When:    6:58 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
 
Driver No. 1: Vicki Lingor, 60, Harrisburg, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2022 Kia Seltos

Driver No. 2: Lori Gross, 52, Harrisburg, S.D., Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2019 Lexus ES 350

HARRISBURG, S.D. –  A Harrisburg, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Monday, Feb. 20, in a two-vehicle cash northeast of Harrisburg.
 
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2022 Kia Seltos was northbound on 476th Avenue when the driver failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of 271st Street. The Kia collided with a 2019 Lexus ES 350 which was westbound on 271st Street. 

Both drivers were transported by ambulance to a Sioux Falls hospital. 

Vicki Lingor, the 60-year-old driver of the Kia, died as a result of her injuries. Her seatbelt use is under investigation. 

Lori Gross of Harrisburg, the 52-year-old driver of the Lexus. suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt. 

South Dakota’s 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.