Names Released in Charles Mix County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash

Where: S.D. Highway 46 and S.D. Highway 50 (Intersection), 2 miles west of Wagner, S.D.

When:   9:34 p.m., Tuesday, Aug 29, 2023

Driver No. 1: Robert Kozik, 68, Twin Lake, MI., Fatal injuries

Vehicle No. 1: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan

Driver No. 2: Wayne Fiebelkorn, 47, Dallas, S.D, Not injured

Vehicle No. 2: 2019 Peterbilt Semi tractor trailer

CHARLES MIX COUNTY, S.D.- A Twin Lake, MI. man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday night in a car versus semi collision two miles west of Wagner, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling south on S.D. Highway 50.  At the intersection with S.D. Highway 46, the Grand Caravan stopped at the stop sign.  A 2019 Peterbilt Semi tractor trailer was traveling westbound on SD 46 and did not have a stop sign at the intersection with SD 50. 

As the Semi was traveling through the intersection the Grand Caravan pulled out in front of the Semi.  The Semi struck the Grand Caravan sending it into the north ditch.  The driver of the Caravan was ejected from the vehicle.

The driver of the Grand Caravan, Robert Kozik, age 68 was taken by ambulance to the Wagner Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.

He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the Semi, Wayne Fiebelkorn, age 47, was not injured.

He 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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