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Name Released in Charles Mix County Fatal Crash
What: Single vehicle fatal crash
Where: 37582 285th St., 2 miles east of Geddes, SD
When: 2:23 a.m., Saturday, February 24, 2024
Driver 1: Kenneth William Schnabel, 57-year-old male from Geddes, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2014 Chevrolet Equinox
Seatbelt Use: No
Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 57-year-old Geddes, SD man died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash in Charles Mix County.
Preliminary crash information indicates Kenneth W. Schnabel, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling west on 285th Street, about two miles east of Geddes, SD, when the vehicle entered the north ditch where it hit an approach and went airborne then rolled several times. Schnabel died as a result injuries sustained in the crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
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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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.