Names Released in Hutchinson County Two Vehicle Double Fatality Crash

What:    Two vehicle double fatality crash
Where:  Junction of US 18 and US 81, eight miles south of Freeman, SD
When:   2:15p.m. Monday, June 24, 2024

Driver 1: Patrick Lee Bauder 51-year-old male from Scotland, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2002 Chevrolet Pickup
Seatbelt Use: No
Passenger 1: Jackson Patrick Bauder, 11-year-old male from Scotland, SD, fatal injuries
Seatbelt Use: No

Driver 2: Sean Michael Lockhorst, 27 year-old male from Monroe, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2005 Peterbilt Semi tractor/trailer
Seatbelt Use: No

Hutchinson County, S.D.- Two people suffered fatal injuries in a two-vehicle crash eight miles south of Freeman, SD Monday afternoon.

Preliminary crash information indicates Patrick L. Bauder, the driver of a 2002 Chevrolet pickup was traveling northbound on US Highway 81 at the junction of US highway 18. At the same time, a 2005 Peterbilt tractor/trailer driven by Sean M. Lockhorst, was traveling southbound at the same intersection.

Bauder failed to yield as he turned west onto US 18 and both vehicles collided in the intersection, coming to rest in the southwest ditch of the junction. Bauder and his passenger, Jackson P. Bauder, were not wearing seatbelts and both were fatally injured in the crash. Lockhorst also was not wearing his seatbelt but was not injured.

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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