Names Released in Union County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Interstate 29, mile marker 2, within North Sioux City, SD limits
When:   1:47 p.m., Friday, July 26, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2013 Lexus Rx 350
Driver 1: David Solomon Jones, 57-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seatbelt Use: No

Vehicle 2: 2020 Ford Escape
Driver2: William Richard Chicoine, 69-year-old male from Elk Point, SD, fatal injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes

Union County, S.D.- One man died and another was injured in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in North Sioux City, SD, Friday afternoon.

Preliminary crash information indicates William R. Chicoine, the driver of a 2020 Ford Escape was traveling northbound on Interstate 29, slowed by congested traffic entering a construction zone. The driver of a 2013 Lexus, David S. Jones, was traveling the same direction at highway speeds, collided with the rear of the Escape, causing it to enter the median and roll over. The Lexus went across the southbound lane and collided with a fence in the west ditch where it came to rest.

Both drivers were transported to a Sioux City hospital where Chicoine passed away from his injuries. Jones suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

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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